I, without any personality, become a hero!

"An incredible reversal!!"

However, at that moment! Amidst Mike's thunderous shouts that shook the entire arena, Todoroki and Bakugo saw Midoriya fly over their heads and instantly pass by!

"Midori!?"

"Dekisugi!?"

Completely unaware of how Izuku Midoriya escaped and then suddenly caught up with them, Todoroki and Bakugo exchanged a glance, immediately stopped, and rushed towards the finish line with all their might. This was no time to interfere with each other.

With the help of Yue Shanyou and Ochako, Midoriya Izuku has returned to first place. Although he doesn't know what happened, Midoriya will not let this opportunity pass him by!

Todoroki and Bakugo also caught up again. Remembering how he had been trapped by the two of them earlier, Midoriya wouldn't give them that chance again!

With the thrusters on his arms activated, Midoriya slammed himself to the ground. As his roller skates touched the bottom, Izuku instantly activated all the propulsion systems on his body, dashing forward like lightning!

At the same time, all the landmines that Midoriya touched exploded one after another, directly blocking the path of Todoroki and Bakugo!

In an instant, Izuku Midoriya passed the third obstacle. With his full sprint, Shoto Todoroki and Katsuki Bakugo could not catch up with him at all, and Izuku finally crossed the finish line!

"First place in the preliminaries! It's Izuku Midoriya from the Support Department!!"

The referee announced the winner at midnight, and "Voice Hero" Mike broadcast the news to the entire audience, who cheered and applauded the newly crowned champion!

"hateful!!"

Katsuki Bakugo barely made it to the finish line, but he was a step too late; Izuku Midoriya was already in first place.

Meanwhile, Todoroki Shoto was panting heavily. He had run all the way here and was exhausted, but he didn't expect to lose to Midoriya Izuku.

"That's...wonderful!"

Clutching his chest in relief, Midoriya thought he was doomed in the preliminaries, but he never expected Todoroki and Bakugo to team up. Even more unexpectedly, Uraraka and Takeyama helped him out!

After that, the students who had fallen behind gradually arrived at the finish line, and at the same time, Midoriya saw three girls who were still arguing.

"In short, since Midoriya is using someone else's equipment, my equipment is definitely the most useful!"

"But I was the one who threw Midoriya to the finish line, so my role was more important!"

"Um... I'm the one who helped Midoriya lose weight..."

Hearing the three girls' conversation from a great distance, Izuku Midoriya quietly slipped away from where they couldn't see him. Getting caught at a time like this would be a death sentence!

Chapter 44 Mounted Combat: Team Up

"The top 42 students passed the preliminary round!! Although it's a bit of a shame, those who were eliminated shouldn't be discouraged. The school has prepared other opportunities for them to showcase their talents!"

"Next up is the official competition. The news media will be going crazy for your performance, so everyone better do your best!"

After the preliminary round, the obstacle course, came the official competition. Under the students' tense gaze, Teacher Midnight pointed to the screen in the sports field, and the second event was announced!

"Horseback battle!"

The students were all taken aback. Although "horse riding battles" were often held in Japanese school sports meets, they did not expect that the U.A. Sports Meet would also adopt this event.

"Now please listen to the rules. Participants can freely form 'horses' in groups of 2 to 4 people. The rules are largely the same as the horse battle games you've played before, the only difference is..."

"Each participant will be assigned points based on their ranking in the previous event!"

During the rule explanation at midnight, the students below began to whisper among themselves.

"To put it bluntly, even depending on the personnel configuration, the score for 'Horse' will vary!"

"Hey you guys! No interrupting while the teacher is explaining!!"

He angrily lashed out at a student in the middle of the night to suppress their interruption, then continued his story to the most crucial point:

"But you're right! Last place is worth 5 points, and each place you move up adds another 5 points. Most importantly..."

"The first place winner will be awarded 1000 million points!"

As soon as the referee finished speaking at midnight, Izuku Midoriya felt the killing intent that filled the entire stadium concentrated on him!

"1000 million points!"

Like wolves eyeing a delicious prey, their green eyes fixed on Midoriya, and cold sweat poured down his back!

Without a doubt, Midoriya will be the target of everyone's combined fire during the mounted battle!

"The time limit is 15 minutes. The total score allocated to the students will become the horse's score. The student acting as the knight must wear a 'turban' indicating the horse's score on their head..."

"Most importantly, whether your headband is stolen or your warhorse falls apart during the battle, it will not lead to your elimination!"

"This is a fierce battle where individual personalities can be unleashed, but malicious attacks aimed at disrupting the formation of warhorses will result in a red card! Immediate ejection!"

The midnight teacher finished explaining the remaining rules in one go, and this was his last sentence!

"The next 15 minutes are for you to negotiate team formation. Countdown begins!"

After the rules for the second competition were explained, the students got excited and started looking for strong teammates!

"Midori! Team up with me!!"

Before Izuku Midoriya could even actively seek out his teammates, someone came to him first—unsurprisingly! It was none other than the girls from Class A of the Hero Course, Yuu Gakuyama and Ochako Uraraka!

Yuu Gakuyama, who had brought Ochako along, immediately told Midoriya what she had said, and Kujiro was extremely grateful!

"That's great! If it's you, Yue Shan, then we'll have a huge advantage in mounted combat!"

While Midoriya was moved to tears and Yue Shanyou was overjoyed, another person approached Midoriya Izuku.

"Midori, team up with me!"

It was Shinso who led him to only manage 38th place in the first obstacle course race, but in the second horseback riding race, Shinso actively sought out Izuku.

"Damn it, I'm being targeted and focused down in this match!"

"That's precisely why I want to take advantage of your situation!"

Unable to comprehend, Izuku Midoriya, along with Shinso Hitoshi, who wore a wicked smile, revealed his purpose!

"Didn't I say I was going to turn the whole sports meet upside down!"

"you mean!!"

Shinso's dangerous remarks made Midoriya somewhat frightened; he was clearly trying to create a big scandal!

"Now the team of four is complete!"

Uraraka Ochako counted the people: she had Takeyama, then Shinso who had just arrived, and finally Midoriya Izuku. The four of them were just enough!

"Huh? Where's Hatsume Akira?!"

Only then did Midoriya notice that Hatsume Akira, who was always eager to stir up trouble, wasn't there. He couldn't help but wonder, had she changed her personality?

"Little Green Valley, I'm here!"

It was Hatsume Akira standing right behind them that gave Midoriya a headache. Judging from this situation, Hatsume Akira was definitely going to come and cause trouble!

"Although they really wanted to team up with you, unfortunately I was eliminated in the qualifiers!"

"Huh?!"

Midoriya was taken aback, as were Yue Shan and Ochako. Hadn't Hatsume Akira passed the obstacle so easily? How could she have been eliminated?

"Of course they lost the match on their own, because... Midoriya, your goal is the championship!"

"Yes, that's right!"

When asked by Akira, Izuku Midoriya answered decisively that his goal from the very beginning was to win the championship!

"So from now on, you're in charge of using their babies! Let them shine in the most dazzling spot!!"

According to the rules of the U.A. Sports Meet, students in the Support Department can bring equipment, but the quantity they bring must be registered and reported. If there is no limit to the amount of equipment and props that Support Department students can use, they will use the corresponding equipment according to each event during the competition, which would be very unfair to students from other departments.

Therefore... a loophole appeared in this sports meet. The equipment used by Izuku Midoriya was from Hikaru, so Hikaru's equipment was registered for two people. Since the homeroom teacher, "Power Loader," had explained this, the school agreed.

The purpose of Hikaru's decision to eliminate Megumi in the first obstacle course race is obvious: to transfer all his equipment to Izuku Midoriya so that he has a better chance of winning!

"Hatsume Akira, thank you! You've helped me so much along the way! So much!!"

Tears streamed uncontrollably from his eyes. Izuku Midoriya's family heirloom tear sac activated once again, and tears flowed out like a faucet!

"Don't mention it! After all, we've known each other for so long!"

Faming made an OK sign, while the other two girls puffed up their cheeks in anger. For some reason, they seemed quite furious!

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Outside the sports venue, two professional heroes, Forest Might and Mountain Heroine, who had finished their patrol and were resting in the lounge, started chatting as they watched the sports meet being broadcast on TV.

"To make a living in this era where hero agencies are everywhere, you do have to occasionally step in and sabotage other heroes in order to stand out. Isn't that just like that obstacle course race?"

"Speaking of which, I seem to have remembered something, and it's truly heartbreaking—"

"you!!"

The Mountain Heroine's seemingly reminiscing gesture greatly displeased the Forest God of War standing nearby. It reminded him of something that happened a year ago. Just as he was about to capture the enemy, the Mountain Heroine kicked him away, also destroying a building in the process.

"But now I know who that brat has her eye on!!"

The Mountain Heroine witnessed everything that Yue Shanyou had done to help Midoriya Izuku win the obstacle course, and she couldn't help but smile wickedly!

"As the older sister, I definitely have to help my younger sister make the right choice!"

Miyuki Kamui, standing to the side, broke out in a cold sweat. He knew his partner's personality and was truly worried about that green-haired kid.

Chapter 45 Mounted Battle: Shinobu's Envoy

"Midori...I want to ask you something..."

"Yue Shan, ask away!"

"Why...did they make Shinso the delivery rider?"

A grumpy-looking Yue Shanyou, along with an unhappy Ochako, is riding on Midoriya Izuku's back. The other two girls are in charge of the left and right wings.

"Because I have roller skates, my mobility is about the same as Iida's. You have the gigantification quirk, and Uraraka is wearing the equipment that Akira gave us."

Midoriya's insightful analysis left Yue Shanyou and Uraraka Ochako speechless; he was absolutely right, and this was indeed the best configuration at present.

"Leave this to me. I can't afford to be distracted, so I'll have to trouble you all!"

Shinso Hitoshi added that he was preparing to make a name for himself in the mounted combat this time.

"Understood, I'll leave it to you, Shinso!"

Midoriya has great confidence in Shinso's abilities, which makes both Takeyama Yu and Ochako curious about what Shinso's Quirk is.

Meanwhile, Ooshiro Aruto from another team reminded the members of his own team!

"Wait a moment, keep your mouth tightly shut, and don't say a word, or you'll lose as soon as you open your mouth!"

"Ooshiro-kun, what's going on?"

Shoto Todoroki couldn't understand their team members. Tenya Iida was the vanguard, Todoroki himself was the rider, Momo Yaoyorozu was in charge of the left wing, and Sarutobi Oshiro was in charge of the right wing.

When Ooshiro saw Shinso and Midoriya team up, he desperately reminded his own team members that they were doomed if they didn't take precautions.

"In short, all of you remember, absolutely do not speak after the match!"

Ooshiro didn't intend to reveal Shinso Hitoshi's personality, but at the same time, he didn't want his team to be easily eliminated, so he gave them a lot of instructions!

"So, that guy, Fei Jiu, and that guy with the three-pronged look, have teamed up?"

Bakugo Katsu had already seen that Midoriya and Shinso had teamed up, and said fiercely, "Wait a minute, we'll go and grab the first headband at the start!"

"Bakugo, didn't you see that Yue Shan is here too...? Let's wait three more minutes before we go!"

Kirishima raised his hand weakly and said, "To be honest, during the three minutes that Yue Shanyou was gigantic, those who were stubborn with her died miserably!"

The 15-minute team formation time passed quickly, and each team completed their preparations in turn, with Midoriya's team also fully ready!

Uraraka Ochako reduces the weight of the entire team, Midoriya provides high mobility and speed, and at crucial moments, Takeyama Yu enlarges himself to defend. Next and most importantly, Shinso Hitoshi is in charge!

He is the most important rider, and also the most terrifying raider!

"Ready for the match!"

"3-2-1! Go!!"

At midnight, the referee gave the order, and the second official match, the horseback battle, began!

Meanwhile, most teams rushed toward Midoriya's team, after all, 1000 million points made them the best prey to attract wolves!