Chapter 25 - Battle Trial 5

"The losing team is nearly unscathed while the winners are down for the count...."

"They lost the battle but they won the war, so to speak," Tokoyami said.

"You just want to say it, right?" Brando retorted. He only knew that he had an eighth-grade syndrome disease in his class.

"It's training though," Tsuyu also retorted.

Brand watched the monitor and he could see the anguish and disbelief expression from Bakugou.

"You're not worried about him?" Kirishima asked.

"That guy is strong, this will be fuel for him to get stronger later," Brando said.

"You know what, you're a nice guy, Brando," Kirishima smiled.

Brando frowned, "I don't want a guy to give me a 'nice guy' card."

"Yeah, he is a downright villain," Hagakure said.

"....."

Brando was speechless hearing her response.

---

All Might brought Iida, Bakugou, and Uraraka in the monitor room.

Midoriya needed to be taken to the hospital since his wounds were just too much.

Brando knew that his career wouldn't last long with such an injury that he kept c.u.mulating. He shook his head since it wasn't his problem.

"Well, I'd like to say that the M.V.P. in this battle was Iida!!!" All Might announced.

"Not Ochanko or Midoriya? Even though they won?" Tsuyu asked.

"I wonder why? Anyone know?" All Might asked to everyone.

"I do, All Might-sensei," Momo raised her hand and explained, "it's because Iida was most able to adapt to that scenario."

"Bakugou is moving on the personal grudge...."

"Uraraka lost focus halfway through...."

"But Iida formed an actual counter-strategy and he envisioned what the actual struggle would be like. He was only too late in reacting at the very end."

"The team hero only won because this was a training exercise with exploitable constraints."

Iida felt moved by her words until someone patted his shoulder.

"Good job," Brando gave him a thumbs up.

"Brando...." Iida felt really happy that he almost cried right now.

"..."

All Might was in silent since Yaoyorozu had talked about all the things that he wanted to say to everyone. He was a bit nervous since he wasn't sure what to talk about right now. He raised his thumbs and said, "I - I'd also add that Iida was a bit too stiff, but yes, you're correct...."

Hmph.

Momo was quite satisfied and nodded, "We've got to start at the bottom and work up! And if we don't earnestly cheer each other on we'll never be top heroes!"

Brando decided not to talk with Bakugou since that guy was just too shocked. He thought of a joke for him, "Oi, Bakugou, what do you call dynamite on steroids?"

"....."

Bakugou didn't say anything to him but if gaze could kill people it was his gaze right now.

"It's high explosive," Brando said with a smile.

"...."

"If you don't shut up, I will kill you," Bakugou said.

"Alright! Alright! Still, you were too angry earlier," Brando looked around and whispered, "That guy isn't the son of All Might."

"....."

"But, try to read a history when the Quirk appeared for the first time, you will find someone interesting there," Brando patted his shoulder and walked to Hagakure.

'History?' Bakugou frowned at his word.

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"ALL RIGHT, LET CONTINUE THIS BATTLE TRIAL!!!" All Might said and taken the lots.

"Team B vs Team I."

'Wha?!'

Everyone was shocked when they heard it. They looked at both Todoroki and Brando.

"Team B will become the hero and the team I will become the villains," All Might said.

"Haha, interesting, let's go Hagakure, let's kill the hero," Brando laughed.

"Yes, let's kill them," Hagakure nodded.

"..."

'You're too fast to enter your character....'

Shoji was on Team B, he knew that this battle trial would be very hard since his opponent was a dinosaur.

Todoroki didn't say anything, only wanted it to be over soon.

---

Hagakure and Brando entered the building first.

The battle trial would start in 15 minutes.

"I'm going all out, Dio. The gloves and boots are coming off," Hagakure said.

"Good, but is that okay? You're going to be n.a.k.e.d," Brando asked.

"Sure, you can't see me anyways," Hagakure said and threw both of her gloves and boots. She knew that he wouldn't be able to detect her after she had become entirely n.a.k.e.d. Only suddenly her right b.r.e.a.s.t was kneaded by him, "Kyaaa!!"

"What is that? Why is it soft?" Brando asked.

"Y - You?!" Hagakera slapped his hand.

"What? Is that your butt? I'm sorry, I can't see you," Brando said.

"Are you sure?" Hagakure didn't want to admit that he had touched her b.o.o.b.s.

"Yes, but I can detect you since my sense of smell and hearing is very sharp," Brando said and sniffed her, "I can't see you thought."

"....."

"You can't do that?!" Hagakure pushed him away.

"Don't worry, you smell really nice," Brando said.

Hagakure blushed and really thought that this guy was a rouge, "Anyway, you can't smell me."

"That was a bit of an impossible request," Brando said, but his expression suddenly changed. He grabbed her, suddenly ignoring her screams.

"Kyaaa!!!!"

---

Shoji used his Quirk to detect both Hagakure and Brando.

"We've got one on the north side of the fourth floor. The other's somewhere on the same floor...."

"Barefoot, the invisible one must be planning to ambush and capture us," Shoji said.

"Go outside. It's about to get frosty here. Our opponents think they're playing a defensive game but..." Todoroki walked to the entrance of the building.

"What are you doing?" Shoji asked.

Todoroki didn't say anything but he froze the entire building with his power.

Shoji opened his mouth when he saw this scene.

"Let's go," Todoroki said and entered the building.

Shoji, who heard his voice, nodded and followed him.

---

Todoroki kept walking to the location of the bomb since he wanted it to finish this test as soon as possible.

Shoji who walked alongside him felt a strange feeling. He wasn't sure what this feeling was but it crept into his skin. He saw Torodoki wanted to enter the room where the bomb was located until he saw it the source of that dangerous feeling, "Todorik--." He saw it only for a moment but it was something really long, 'Tail?!' Before he was slammed by it to the wall behind him.

BAAAMM!!!

---

Todoroki was only an inch away from entering the room but suddenly he heard a crack sound coming from the wall and continued moving toward him. He needed to create his ice but his reaction was to slow.

SLAAAAMMM!!!!!

BAAAMMM!!!

"ARGGHH!!!!!" Todoroki felt that he had been hit by a truck but he hurriedly made ice to stop his attack.

"TODOROK--- ARGGGG!!!!"

Todoroki had never felt such strength before but he also knew that this guy was holding back since his bone didn't break but his entire body was hurt. He saw his tail was frozen but he saw him slammed his tail on the ground.

*crack

The ice destroyed from his tail and made his tail could move freely again.

"Is that all hero? Then I will blow this building up along with you guys?!"

Todoroki and Shoji looked up weakly and saw a man, no, a hybrid of dinosaur and human with an unnaturally long tail that slowly became shorter.

"Cough!" Todoroki stood up slowly and ready for another battle.

"Interesting, then, let's see whether you can beat me, HERO!!!!!"