I, without any personality, become a hero!

"When I was little, my mother poured boiling water on my face, telling me, 'Your left side is ugly'... Eventually, my mother was sent to the hospital by that scumbag father."

"I understand... It's all because of that man, it's all because of that scumbag father who hurt my mother, so I became a hero for one thing only!"

Facing Izuku Midoriya, Shoto Todoroki explained why he became a hero:

"I'm going to show that man that even without his 'Burning' Quirk, I can surpass All Might using only my mother's 'Freezing' Quirk!!"

Izuku Midoriya remained silent. He now understood Shoto Todoroki's thoughts and felt sorry for his classmate. Was his dream of becoming a hero just to avenge his father? ...However!

"Your idea is excellent, but it's impossible!!"

In front of Shoto Todoroki, Izuku Midoriya said this, speaking just as Todoroki was about to become angry because he had been rejected:

"Want to surpass All Might? Your ice attacks can't even beat someone like me who has no Quirk!"

"........."

Izuku Midoriya's words were clearly sarcastic, causing Todoroki to clench his fists tightly... He said that, given the current situation, it was the truth...

Regardless of Todoroki's emotions, Midoriya continued speaking:

Are you aware of this?

"You think you can surpass All Might just to avenge your father? The No. 1 Hero isn't just the strongest; he's also the 'Symbol of Peace'!"

"All Might fights all the time to protect people's smiles. If you only have this kind of half-baked idea, I advise you to give up!!"

Izuku Midoriya wants to become a hero. He had considered it before: if he couldn't become a hero, then he would become a police officer. Regardless of whether he has a Quirk or not, Midoriya's idea is very simple.

"I just wanted to protect others..."

As a child, even if he was powerless to help and got beaten up, he would still stand in front of others. Izuku Midoriya, who admired All Might, wanted to become a hero. Only when he grew up did Midoriya realize how heavy All Might's burden was.

Japan's public safety is not very good, and crimes occur every day in every city. However, this is the crime rate that has dropped sharply since All Might appeared.

All Might has serious injuries and can only maintain his hero activity for three hours a day, but he still does his best to fight crime every day... Why is he working so hard?

Because All Might wants to protect the smiles of others, if he, the "symbol of peace," falls, society will once again descend into turmoil and unrest.

Izuku Midoriya understood this very well, which is why he spoke earnestly to Shoto Todoroki in front of him:

"Whether it's your father's actions or your current thoughts, they are destined to never surpass All Might, because he is more than just the hero I admire!"

"All Might, he's a hero worshipped by everyone!!"

Izuku Midoriya's words pierced Todoroki's heart. His dormant memories seemed to gradually awaken. Todoroki remembered that his mother seemed to have said something to him when he was a child.

"...Shoto, what you said..."

Shoto Todoroki clutched his head in distress... Memories were hazy, his mother's murmured words brushed past his ears, and simultaneously, Izuku Midoriya's words echoed in front of him:

"I aspire to be a hero like All Might, which is why I worked so hard to come to U.A. High School, and now I stand before you!!"

"I don't understand your thinking, but I only know one thing: so-called individuality is just a tool; what matters is your own thoughts!!"

As Izuku Midoriya said, he doesn't actually have a Quirk; all he possesses is the equipment he creates and wears. Yet, Midoriya is still able to stand on the final stage simply because he wants to be a hero.

"If you still hold this view, then please leave!"

Having regained some feeling in his body, Midoriya activated "King of Storms" on his feet and charged directly towards Shoto Todoroki, uttering his last words.

"If you want to surpass your scumbag father, then become a real hero and show him!!"

These words pierced through the shackles in his mind like a sharp arrow, and he remembered, remembered what his mother had said to him when he was a child:

"Mom...I hate Dad, I don't want to become like him!"

"It's okay, Shoto is a good, obedient boy..."

At that time, news of All Might being interviewed was being broadcast on television. As the No. 1 hero, All Might was naturally the object of worship for children all over Japan, and Todoroki Shoto was no exception.

Furthermore, at Todoroki's house, his father Endeavor, for some unknown reason, collected everything related to All Might, although he told his family that it was just to gather information about his nemesis.

Because of the things related to All Might in his home, Shoto Todoroki admired All Might as a child and, like other children, dreamed of becoming a hero like All Might.

"I want to become a hero like All Might!!"

"Yeah, that's great! Shoto, you'll definitely become a hero who brings smiles to everyone, just like All Might."

In Hong's memory, his mother gently stroked his head, a happy smile on her face. Was she smiling because of his dream...?

Just as Midoriya was about to drag Todoroki off the stage as he charged towards Shoto Todoroki, flames erupted!

Midoriya slammed on the brakes and turned to a stop, while in front of him, Todoroki Shoto... had his left side engulfed in raging flames!

"........"

The silent Midoriya, looking at his opponent before him, burst into tears...

Tears streamed down his face, but what appeared on his face was... a smile?

"I understand... Thank you, Midoriya!"

A towering flame erupted, causing the temperature on the arena to rise sharply, and the frost on Hong's body to dissipate.

"Hmm—Tō-kun, you're finally going all out, huh?!"

With a firm grip on the steel wire, Midoriya felt the frost on his body dissipate as the temperature soared. The final battle between the two was about to begin!

Chapter 62 The Finals: Steel Wire

The iceberg collapsed, and after being ignited by the intense heat of the scorching ice, it broke apart from the bottom like building blocks, falling down until it was completely reduced to ice fragments scattered all over the sports field.

The raging flames on the arena melted away the frost, and the audience felt the intense heat wash over them.

"Tō-kun actually used a fire-based Quirk! This is the first time he's shown it during the sports meet, it's amazing!!"

Mike loudly proclaimed the current situation, and the flames burning on his body surprised everyone. He had never used his Burning Quirk in the previous matches. Was it because he had no other choice when he was forced into a corner by Izuku Midoriya this time?

"Shoto! You've finally accepted my power!!"

Watching the flames burning on the stage as Shoto Todoroki was engulfed in flames, Endeavor strode step by step toward the front of the stands, his words filled with excitement, and a smile spreading across his usually serious face.

"Mr. Endeavor really spoils his child..."

Hearing the second-best hero's excited words, Mike chimed in with a comment.

"Todoroki-kun actually used fire...."

Iida Tenya and Oshiro Sarutobi in the audience were also astonished. When they teamed up for the second match's mounted battle, Todoroki had told them that he didn't plan to use his Burn Quirk in the competition...

"Midori-kun..."

“Midori-kun...”

The two girls on the other side, Ochako and Yuu, were very worried about Izuku Midoriya. They could feel the intense heat of the flames ignited by Todoroki from the stands; the temperature was terrifyingly high.

The two on the ring were completely focused on their opponent; this was a battle that required their utmost effort.

"Midori, I'm going to make my move!"

"bring it on!!"

In the final declaration of war, the flames burning on Todoroki's left half intensified, and the freezing limit on his right half was completely lifted; Izuku Midoriya, who was also holding a steel wire, had his numbness from the cold dispelled by Todoroki's shoto.

In an instant, the two attacked!

With his left hand raised in front of him, a fierce burst of flames erupted; his right foot stomped on the arena, and ice pillars rose from the ground. The interplay of ice and fire, the collision of cold air and flames, caused the air to expand rapidly, turning into a violent shockwave.

The "Death Gauntlet" and the "King of Storms" intertwine, with the steel wire in Midoriya's hand and the gears on his feet coming together. Both pieces of equipment were made by Akira Hata, so naturally they possess powerful techniques that can be combined to unleash.

With a bang, Boom's left hand faced Izuku Midoriya, and a burst of flames rushed towards him. Due to the rapid temperature difference caused by the rapidly melting frost, an even stronger shockwave accompanied the outer layer of the flames. If anyone made contact, the shockwave would blast Midoriya away and fall off the stage before he was burned by the flames.

Like a nuclear explosion, all that could be seen before Midoriya was a blazing inferno. Faced with the shockwave that was about to blast him away, Midoriya had only one option!

"That's going too far!!"

Boom's ultimate move was more powerful than the referee Midnight had imagined. She herself was blown away from the referee's platform, while Cement Man quickly used his Quirk to create walls around the arena.

However, the powerful shockwave still spread to the audience, and Grape from Class A was blown away.

The intense flames that engulfed the entire arena caused the front of the cement-man-made wall to collapse due to the powerful impact of the extreme temperature difference, and the arena was filled with scorching steam... the water vapor produced when the ice on the arena melted.

Who is the winner?

After the referee got up at midnight, and as the audience waited with bated breath, the steam on the ring dissipated, revealing a standing figure.

"It's Todoroki Shoto?!"

Meanwhile, the audience immediately began searching for another person, but there was no sign of Izuku Midoriya on the ring.

"Has Midoriya been blasted off the stage?"

"I think so. That shockwave was too terrifying. How could he possibly still be standing?"

"There's nothing we can do about it, after all, our opponent is the son of Endeavor, who's number two!"

...............

When the audience was convinced that Todoroki Shoto was the champion, the steam in the center of the stadium had completely disappeared, but there was no sign of Midoriya Izuku!

"Where's Midoriya?!"

With heightened vigilance, Todoroki Shoto unleashed his strongest attack, but he couldn't see Midoriya anywhere near the edge of the sports field. Could Midoriya have been blasted away outside the sports field by his attack?

"I'm here!!"

The sound from above startled Shoto Todoroki, who looked up abruptly to see Izuku Midoriya, who was now floating in mid-air, leaving the audience speechless.

"How is that possible? Midoriya can fly!?"

"Huh? I didn't give Midoriya-kun 'zero gravity'!"

Ochako and Gakuyama Yu were dumbfounded, while Akira Hatsume patted their heads, pointed to Midoriya maintaining his crucifixion pose, and said:

"You two, look carefully!"

Looking closely at the two girls, they noticed that Izuku Midoriya's gloves were shooting out steel wires that were wrapped around the railing of the audience seats, and he was using this method to keep himself suspended from flying out of the ring area.

"Wow, I can't believe it!!"

When Shoto Todoroki's fiery shockwave arrived, Midoriya connected the steel wire of his glove to the pulley, and used the jet to wrap around the audience seats, pulling himself up to avoid the powerful impact.

The "Grim Reaper Glove" only has the function of ejecting and retracting; the rest of the space is used to store steel wires, so the length of the steel wires inside can reach hundreds of meters.

However, the glove's spraying distance is limited to a few tens of meters, and its power is insufficient to spray the steel wire into the audience area.

The "King of Storms" has too many functions, such as wall climbing, gear transformation, acceleration drive, etc., more than ten in total. Therefore, the length of the steel wire stored in it is also limited, just enough for the cutting technique.

The flaws of both pieces of equipment are obvious, and the solution is simple: make them complement each other.

The "Grim Reaper Glove" can utilize the power of roller skates, while the "King of Storms" can connect to the steel wires stored in the glove.

The steel wire extended and lengthened, and Izuku Midoriya returned to the ring. As he stood firmly on the ground, Shoto Todoroki spoke:

"Really, Midoriya, we really can't let our guard down against you!"

"Don't say that, you're doomed to lose if you take the attack head-on!"

A verbal battle ensued, and the fight began anew!

With a bang, Todoroki unleashed a barrage of flames and ice attacks at Izuku Midoriya. The previous attack had drained him of too much energy, and Midoriya might dodge it in some strange way again, so this time Todoroki chose to defeat him directly.

Driven by the speed of "King of Storms," ​​Izuku Midoriya desperately dodged Shoto Todoroki's attacks. After enduring the bombardment of Todoroki's icebergs and flames, it was time for him to retaliate.

The rotation of the "King of Storms" and the connection of the steel wires of the "Grim Reaper's Gloves" wove a spider web without Todoroki Shoto's knowledge.

Chapter 63 The Grand Final: The Winner

"Even though Midoriya-kun dodged Todoroki-kun's special move, it seems he's still at a disadvantage?"

Mike, who was giving a detailed explanation of the situation, only watched as Izuku Midoriya struggled to dodge Shoto Todoroki's continuous attacks on the ring.

"It's going to be tough for Midoriya to win..."

"After all, their opponent is Todoroki..."

Although they really wanted Izuku Midoriya to win, Ochako and Yuu Gakuyama didn't have high hopes for Midoriya, after all, his opponent was Shoto Todoroki!

Students in other classes might not know, but everyone in Class A was well aware of Todoroki's strength. Not long after enrolling, during All Might's Hero Basics class, in a practical exercise, Todoroki used his ice to freeze the entire building, eliminating his opponent in one move.

"Shut up!!" Bakugo Katsuki, one of the students from Class A who had been watching the match from the stands, couldn't help but speak up after hearing the two girls' words.

"That bastard Izuku, even though I hate him! But he hasn't given up yet, so I don't think he'll lose to the two-faced guy!!"