The battle had begun, and already Momo felt the pressure. It was alleviated somewhat by the special rule given to their group.
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They didn’t have to capture all four opponents to win; just capturing Aizawa was enough. But that didn’t improve their chances much.
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Similar to Tokoyami’s team, their initial tactic is to sneak toward the gate. But also, like the previous team, one member wasn’t as stealthy as the rest. But he did try.
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Not like they won’t be caught eventually. To make sure they know when Aizawa is around, Momo and Todoroki kept their quirks active. Momo by continually editing a Matryoshka doll and Todoroki by freezing and unfreezing his arm.
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So far, nothing seemed to be amiss. Which made it all the more jarring to pass what seemed to be a face in a wall.
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Momo: “What the-”
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Mirio: “Heya.”
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Instantly, the trio turn toward the smiling boy. Kiri was the first to move and destroy the wall. But the man was gone.
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Kiri: “Where-”
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Mirio: “I suppose I should start with the long-range one, eh!?”
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Suddenly, the boy appeared behind Todoroki. Momo and Kiri turn to help their partner, but-
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Kiri: “My eyes!”
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Momo: “W-Why are you naked!!?”
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Todoroki didn’t care and turned fast enough to use a swiping gust of fire. But not only did no fire come out, but his arm went straight through Mirio.
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Instantly, he knew what was going on.
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Todoroki: “Aizawa, he’s-!”
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But before he can fully warn his teammates, a titanic blow was emptied into his gut. Even Todoroki nearly lost his lunch from such an attack.
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Momo: “Todoroki!”
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Kiri and Momo attempt to help but-
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Aizawa: “Don’t lose focus.”
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Momo was captured and strung up to the electric wires above. As for Kiri, she was blindsided by Mirio, who seemed to teleport from below, sending her crashing into a nearby building.
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Not even ten minutes have passed, and already all three are nearly defeated. Worse, this was all done by just two of the four opponents.
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She can’t let it end here. Momo struggles against her bindings, but no extra strength comes to her. And even if she did escape, Aizawa threw down several dozen caltrops below her. Those hitting her back is one thing, her face and eyes though…
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Momo: ‘A-Alright. Think! Aizawa wants my quirk neutralized, and Todoroki is still struggling to get up. So Kiri is the only one that can turn the tide right now.’
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Momo: “K-Kiri, are you alright?!”
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In response, Kiri punches away the rubble on top of her and narrows her eyes at Mirio.
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Aizawa: “This is a great opportunity for you, Tae. So get yourself roughed up a bit and learn from it! Mirio is, as far as I know, the closest man to becoming the number 1 hero, and that includes the pros.”
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The three students widen their eyes as they look to Mirio, who managed to recover his pants at least.
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Mirio: “Come on, you’re making me blush, sensei.”
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Kiri: “Aiming for number 1?”
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Mirio: “Of course!”
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The girl can see it, the similar smiles and the sense of overwhelming power. Not quite on All Might’s level, but Kiri can tell that Mirio is well on his way to reaching that goal. Her onii-chan’s goal…
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Kiri: “Threat.”
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Exploding out of the rubble, Kiri attempted to go for game with a headshot. But her fist and body simply passed through his body.
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Mirio: “Straight to the face, huh?”
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The next instant, Mirio and everything around him was consumed by a large glacier.
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Todoroki: “Forget it, our attacks won’t work. We have to run!”
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Kiri: “Tch.”
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Mirio: “Good call!”
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Again, Mirio appeared behind Todoroki, ready to deliver another knockout punch. But this time, Kiri was fast enough to block it… somewhat.
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They were blasted back by the power of the attack. But this was fine. Kiri could take the hit and roll with the punch. Grabbing Todoroki, Kiri jumped away from the battlefield.
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Aizawa: “After them, I’ll be there shortly.”
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Mirio: “Right!”
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And just like that, Mirio started running in the direction of the runaways.
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Momo: “If you leave, then I’ll get out of this one way or the other.”
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Aizawa: “Did you forget there are other villains around?”
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After saying that, Nejire appeared on the scene, floating over the battlefield like an angel.
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Nejire: “Reporting for duty!”
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Aizawa: “Keep an eye on this one. Without her, the other two won’t be too much of a problem.”
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He says while using some eye drops.
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Nejire: “Roger!”
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With that, Aizawa jumped away, building to building, toward the runaways.
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Momo: ‘So that means Amajiki is guarding the gate. If he is anything like Togata… no… I-I can’t lose hope. My friends are still fighting.’
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The girl looks up at Nejire, who immediately locks eyes with her.
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Nejire: “I’m glad I get to guard you; now I get to ask all about your quirk!”
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Momo: ‘She really is like Izuku. If so, then this could be my chance… ’
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Momo: “I would be happy to explain, but can you explain how Togata’s quirk works first?”
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Nejire: “Of course! His quirk is so cool, and he worked sooooo hard to master it.”
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Momo: ‘That was easy… ’
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Nejire: “His quirk is called Permeation. It allows him to phase through everything, and he can choose which body parts to become phasy.”
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Momo: “I see… but that doesn’t explain how he can seemingly teleport.”
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Nejire: “That’s because when he releases his quirk while underground, he’s shoots up at incredible speeds! By adjusting the direction and angle of his body, he can control where he’s shot out to! Isn’t that amazing?”
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Momo: “I-It is. But I’m sure it has some drawbacks.”
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The girl with the ever-present smile then frowns.
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Nejire: “Yeah. When I said he phases through everything, I meant it. No air, no sound, and no light. The only thing he can feel when he fully activates his quirk is the sensation of falling.”
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Momo: “T-That’s-”
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Nejire: “Yeah, but that’s why Mirio is amazing! He managed to turn that quirk into something powerful through the power of prediction. He worked really hard!”
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Momo: “H-He really did… ”
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Before Momo could think of the implications of such a quirk, Nejire clapped her hands.
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Nejire: “Now! It’s time for you to explain your quirk; I have so many questions!”
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Momo sighed and prepared to explain what she could.
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Momo: ‘I hope you two can use this information to your advantage.’
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Todoroki: “Sounds like a counter to you.”
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Kiri: “Nh.”
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They heard the whole thing. Momo had the foresight to give them earpieces so the team can communicate even when separated. It also allows them to hear what’s happening on the other side of the earpiece.
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Sadly, this only makes their situation even worse.
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Mirio counters Kiri nearly perfectly, while Aizawa can easily deal with Todoroki.
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Kiri: “Need Udders.”
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Todoroki: ‘That’s her nickname?’
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Shaking away that thought, Todoroki nods at the idea.
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Todoroki: “That’s the only way we can win.”
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Kiri: “Nh. But first… ”
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Kiri is still carrying Todoroki, something he doesn’t seem to mind, while running from Aizawa and Mirio.
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Thankfully, they can’t keep up with her. She could even run straight for the gate, but…
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Kiri: ‘Can’t leave Udders, not heroic.’
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So they will have to face them eventually. But how?
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Todoroki: “With your quirk, can you control my ice if you’re hit with it? Like with Kanto’s lightning?”
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Kiri: “If flash frozen, no. But can control it otherwise. Idea?”
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Todoroki: “I think. We just need to make it so Togata can’t come out of the ground safely.”
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Kiri: “Nh. If he is out of the way, I can handle Master Ninja.”
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Todoroki: “How? He’ll erase your quirk.”
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Kiri: “… I’ll be fine.”
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After all, it shouldn’t work on her. It’s like trying to erase Dark Shadow’s ability to stretch. Aizawa would need to use his quirk on Izuku to affect her.
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With the plan somewhat set and time running out, Kiri turns around.
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Kiri: “Go.”
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Once the two came close, but not close enough for Aizawa to erase Todoroki’s quirk, the boy unleashed a large glacier to the front.
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The teacher was forced to stop and cut off part of his capturing weapon that was frozen. But this won’t stop Mirio. Aiming for Todoroki, the boy phased under the glacier and popped up behind him.
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Mirio: “Nice try but-”
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This, however, Kiri saw coming and already was throwing a punch at Todoroki’s back, just when Mirio would appear.
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Mirio: ‘She predicted that I would appear here?!’
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Still, this wasn’t a problem. Quickly phasing away, Mirio fell back underground.
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Relying on prediction, there are only two ways for the above situation to play out. One, Kiri knocks Todoroki out, due to Mirio getting out of the way in time. Two, she managed to change direction in time, knocking her off balance.
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Either way, popping back up a few paces backward should-
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Mirio: “Cold!”
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As soon as Mirio came back up, he was nearly fully submerged in another glacier. Not submerged enough to pop out of the glacier, but enough for his skin to burn.
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As for Kiri and Todoroki, two things happened.
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One, the other glacier was melted fast enough to cause steam to flood the area. Two, Kiri was chasing Aizawa while Todoroki was on his way back to Momo.
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Mirio: “These two are great! I have to catch up!”
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Phasing underground and popping back to a safer area, Mirio retrieved his pants and followed Kiri.
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Mirio: “I know Nejire can handle it.”
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Nejire: “Wow, your quirk is as amazing as I thought and such a strange mutation. Super strength from creation? Quirk sure are strange.”
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Momo: “Yeah… ”
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Momo: ‘Time is running out! I know Kiri could make it to the gate herself if she tried, so the fact we haven’t won means she wants to save me. Sweet, but at this rate we’ll fail.’
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Looking down at the caltrops and then at Nejire, the girl calculates her chances.
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Nejire: “Don’t think about it. I’ve got my eye on you. I’ll destroy any drones you try to make too.”
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Momo: “Tch.”
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There are many ways to get out of this, but none can keep Momo unscathed and fully clothed.
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Momo: ‘I’m turning out to be the most useless one one the team. If only I didn’t get captured so quickly… ’
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Her salvation came in the form of a torrent of flame, engulfing Nejire. Seeing her chance, Momo flexed OFA, escaping the binding just in time for an ice sheet to catch her fall.
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But she knows it won’t be that easy to escape.
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Creating a shield, she blocks a golden spiral blast and then fires back with a rubber machine gun. Nejire flies away from the bullet storm, not knowing they’re rubber bullets.
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Nejire: “Whoa! Those aren’t real bullets righ-”
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Another glacier explodes into existence, nearly engulfing Nejire and giving Momo and Todoroki a breather. One he needs because the constant glaciers are starting to take their toll.
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Todoroki: “Yaoyorozu, do you have a-”
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When he turned around to talk, he was met with the sight of Momo opening the front of her costume to produce several items.
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She isn’t turned in his direction, so he hasn’t seen anything, but he still feels the need to turn around.
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Todoroki: “Plan?”
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Momo: “Keep them off of me while I make some drones to save-”
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Kiri: “No!”
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The two of them hear the girl yell from their earpiece.
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Kiri: “Escape. Master Ninja on the way. Stuck with Naked Man.”
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Momo: ‘These nicknames, I swear…’
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As she thinks that, she hears Todoroki fire off another powerful blast of fire that forces Nejire back behind the glacier.
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Momo: “Kiri, you sent Todoroki to save me. I won’t leave you behind either.”
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Kiri: “Not enough time.”
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Momo: “That’s where your wrong. I have a plan; it’s crazy, but it may work.”
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Kiri: “… The best kind.”
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She says that, but Kiri is unable to get away from Mirio right now. Whatever plan Momo has, she better hurry up.
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Again, Kiri predicts Mirio and tries to counter. But he just phases through everything.
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Mirio: “Blinding touch: Eye Poke!!”
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Kiri: “Ugh.”
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On the flip side, the damage Mirio does to Kiri is negligible. The blow he delivered to her stomach after the blinding barely pushed her back.
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Mirio: “Wow! You really are tough for a first year.”
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Kiri: “Cheap.”
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She says while rubbing her eyes.
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Mirio: “Hey, I am trying to play the villain here.”
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Kiri tries to escape once more, but again Mirio predicts her movement and appears in front of her.
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She blocks the straight punch to the face with a crossguard. In that instant of contact, she tries to stick to Mirio. But he is much too experienced for that, and so phases again, escaping her grasp.
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Mirio: “It’s been fun, but the test should be over. Aizawa asked me to keep you busy, and I have. Nejire and Aizawa should be able to easily take down your friends. Hahaha!”
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Kiri: ‘Poor villain laugh.’
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But it’s not like he is wrong. The trio is cornered. But…
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Kiri: “I trust Momo’s plan.”
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Mirio: “Right, I heard you talking to her on the earpiece. Excellent idea to have those on hand from the start!”
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Kiri: “Nh. Good foresight, that’s why-”
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As she says that, several drones appear behind her, emerging from the skyline.
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Kiri: “She’s a good partner.”
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The drones unleash everything they have on the area around Kiri, preventing Mirio from getting close.
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Mirio: “Nice try. But I can just phase through and just unphase my hand to hit you.”
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Kiri: “Yes, but I won’t move this time.”
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She lowers her stance and once again removes the sensation of pain. No matter what, she won’t move from under this rain of bullet fire.
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Mirio: “Heh, nice!”
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It was then that one of the drones stopped firing and dropped a bulky package over Kiri’s head.
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Seeing this, Kiri jumps up and catches it.
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Momo: “It’s a jetpack, Kiri. Wear it and get over here!”
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Kiri smiles, equips the devices before falling back to the ground, and presses the obvious red button.
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Kiri: “W-Whoa… ”
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It takes a moment for her to adjust, but she does do so. Seeing the large glacier and explosions in the distance, Kiri knows where to go.
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This doesn’t go unnoticed; Mirio decides to run to where she’s going and join the others. But it will take longer; he can’t fly after all.
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With him gone, the drones stop firing and follow Kiri to the warzone.
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This was why Aizawa wanted Momo out of the way first. He can erase her quirk but not what she creates. And she created a lot while he was gone.
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Various rubber guns, barricades, cannons, flash grenades, bombs, and drones.
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And if he erases her quirk, Todoroki will fortify their position with ice or fire at Nejire.
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Aizawa: ‘A living armory indeed.’
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But this was only delaying the inevitable. Even if Kiri came back, Mirio wouldn’t be far behind, and that would spell the end.
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If not that, then the time limit, which was quickly reaching zero.
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Aizawa: ‘What will you do now?’
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He thinks while avoiding gunfire while destroying drones and edging closer to their position.
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Nejire: “Wow, her quirk is crazy! And fun! I haven’t had to really move like this in a while.”
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The fun came from having to fly around dodging gunfire while destroying as many drones as possible.
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But the drones kept coming. Whenever Aizawa had to rest his eyes or switch her quirk to Todoroki, Momo made up to 3 more drones.
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However, the teacher-student duo was slowly breaking through their defenses. That was until Kiri came in.
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It didn’t take long for Kiri to arrive on the scene, but she didn’t know what to do to help.
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Momo: “Kiri, draw Aizawa closer to us. I’ll open a weakness in our defenses, then…”
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Kiri nodded along with the rest of the plan. They would have to be quick, but it could work.
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The most interesting part of the plan, though, was this. Touching the straps of her jetpack, she used her quirk to destroy the entire thing and rebuild it into two short jagged metal spears.
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Kicking off the air under her feet, she hurls the two makeshift weapons at her two targets.
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Making sure to do so at the right time and angle.
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Aizawa and Nejire sensed it in time, the fast-approaching spear. They dodged out of the way and looked behind them to find the culprit.
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But she was already gone, probably punching the air above her to quickly return to the ground.
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Momo: “Kiri! You threw it too hard!”
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Aizawa turns around to see that the spear had blown a hole right through Momo’s defenses. Heck, even her weapon caches were destroyed.
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Aizawa: “Huge demerits for lack of teamwork. Hado!”
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Nejire: “Got it!”
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She flies off to deal with the drones that accompanied Kiri while Aizawa capitalizes on the remaining students, scrambling to fix the damage Kiri caused.
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Momo: “Tch!”
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The girl tries to use her quirk to make something else, but it is neutralized before she can. So instead, Todoroki used his quirk to attack Aizawa with a large gout of flame.
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But due to the rapidly approaching teacher, his aim seemed to be off, and he missed.
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Aizawa: “Losing your cool?”
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Momo: “Run! We need to find cover! He can’t erase what he can’t see!”
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The two abandoned their position and started running. But Aizawa was much too fast.
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He quickly caught up to them around a corner. But this was a part of the plan. The first gun Momo made was designed to shoot out a large amount of what appears to be Aizawa’s capture weapon.
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She quickly turned around and fired. The cloth surrounded Aizawa in the air.
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Aizawa: ‘Trying to trip me up?’
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Momo: “Now, Todoroki! Shoot heat along the ground!”
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The boy attempted to do so, but Aizawa saw the play and negated his quirk in time.
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Aizawa: “Nitinol alloy? Should have used a flash grenade first.”
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Momo: “Didn’t need to.”
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She says while creating a large fire-resistant shield for her and Todoroki.
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Suddenly, a tornado of flame scorched the ground under Aizawa. But it didn’t come from Todoroki. The teacher turned to see Kiri with a burnt right arm.
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Kiri: “Not only ninja.”
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She managed to sneak past Nejire, making it in time to accomplish the last step of the plan.
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Aizawa: “Heh…”
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Aizawa: ‘So she used the same technique she used against Kanto, absorbing Todoroki’s flame. Even if it meant burning her hand.’
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The nitinol alloy snapped back to its original state thanks to the heat, trapping Aizawa, causing him to fall to the ground.
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However, the test wasn’t done yet.
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Momo: “Quick, we have to handcuff him.”
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She drops the shield and rushes the downed teacher alongside her teammates but-
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Nejire: “Sensei!”
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Mirio: “Surprise!”
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The drones could only keep Nejire occupied for so long, and Mirio finally arrived. Again, he attempted to go for Kiri while Nejire fired her spiral energy at Momo.
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Todoroki met the spiral with his own flame, while Kiri was knocked away from Mirio’s back attack that targeted her damaged arm. This left Momo as the only one free.
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Momo: ‘I can do this! One For All, 5%!’
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Her body glows a faint red as she increases in speed, something Mirio didn’t expect. She hadn’t used this the entire exam. So when he shot out of the ground, Momo was a few paces ahead of where he thought.
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Mirio: “Huh?”
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Free to do what she needed, she took the handcuffs and quickly captured Aizawa for good this time.
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Recovery Girl: “Group 4 has passed!! With only a few seconds to spare too.”
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They had done it.
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Momo: “YES!”
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Todoroki took a breath and leaned against the nearby wall.
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Mirio: “Well done! The principal wasn’t kidding; you three are probably the strongest group here.”
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Nejire: “Maybe even the next big three!?”
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Momo: “I don’t know, if your third member didn’t stay at the gate, we wouldn’t have won.”
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She says while falling to the ground from mental and physical exhaustion.
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Nejire: “Yeah, shame Tamaki couldn’t show off. But I guess he would have been overkill. His quirk is even stronger than ours.”
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Momo: “R-Really? Then I’m glad I gave up on going to the gate.”
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Kiri: “Nh.”
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Momo turns to Kiri, who is holding her burnt arm and shaking off the rubble.
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Momo: “Are you alright?”
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Kiri: “Will heal.”
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Aizawa: “You should still go to Recovery Girl.”
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Kiri: “Alright.”
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Mirio: “Now that the test is over, there is one thing I’m confused about, sensei.”
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Aizawa: “What is it?”
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Mirio: “Why did you run from Tae? Couldn’t you have erased her quirk and defeated her like usual?”
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Kiri and Momo tensed from that line of questioning. Worse still, Todoroki was looking over in curiosity as well.
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Nejire: “Yeah, that was strange. It’s not like you.”
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Aizawa looks over to Kiri and sighs. He knows her secret and actually had to deal with Valkyrie a few times in the past. With that in mind, he knew fighting her head-to-head wasn’t an option.
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Part of the reason why he requested the Big Three. The other being Momo’s growth and Todoroki’s potential. Together they are a formidable force, as proven by the exam. Even if they didn’t pass, the fact Momo and Todoroki could hold Aizawa and Nejire off that long was impressive.
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So with that in mind, there’s no way he’ll expose her.
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Aizawa: “Kiri’s internship training made her a pain to deal with. I also wanted to further separate the three of them.”
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Mirio: “Ah! That makes sense.”
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Nejire: “Wow, who did you intern with?!”
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Kiri: “Super Master Ninja.”
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Momo: “She means Edgeshot.”
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Nejire: “Oh!? That does explain how I didn’t see her going for sensei.”
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Aizawa: “Okay, that’s enough talking. It’s almost time for the next match.”
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He says while casually getting out of the nitinol alloy.
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Momo: “Huh?! Wait… how-”
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Aizawa: “It took a while, don’t beat yourself up over it. I didn’t let you win if that is what you’re thinking.”
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Momo: “Oh… that is good.”
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Meanwhile, Kiri goes up to Mirio.
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Mirio: “What is it?”
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Kiri: “Watch the next match closely; onii is the one who will become the number 1 hero.”
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Mirio: “Really? Then I’m looking forward to it. I’ve heard a lot about him.”
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And so the group went to fetch Tamaki, who was leaning his head against the gate, before finding a spot to watch the final match of the day.
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