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A few minutes before,

"You like Luke, don't you?" Toru asked.

Mina Ashido blushed so heavily that even her pink skin couldn't hide it. "Wha… What are you saying all of a sudden?!"

Toru and Mina had left the 1-A's seating area together.

But, just before they were about to go on their separate way, Toru stopped her, saying she needed to ask something.

"Don't hide it, Mina," Toru said, blinking and smiling at her (-which Mina, obviously, couldn't see-). "I have seen you looking back at Luke during breaks so many times…"

Mina's mouth hung open for several seconds. "How… How do you know that?! You sit way opposite me!"

Mina sat on the first row, second bench, while Toru was in the fourth column, first bench.

"Wait a minute…" Mina suddenly realized. "Do you…"

"Hehe…" Toru giggled. "Yeah… I like him, too…"

Mina's mouth twitched.

For a moment, both girls awkwardly stood there, the entire stadium waiting for their arrival.

Suddenly, Toru's giggling stopped as she took a deep breath of air. "I just wanted to say… I will be going after him. You don't know him like I do…"

Mina's brows furrowed. What's that supposed to mean?

Yes, she had a crush on Luke, but she had never considered it to be such a big deal. Not only her, even some seniors had a crush on Luke, if what she heard was true.

But as she heard Toru's words and sensed the seriousness in them, Mina realized something — she didn't want to lose to Toru — not when Luke would be watching.

"Why do you like him anyway?" Mina asked, pouting.

In the last few months, the girls had already come close enough to know each other's personalities.

If there was one thing that Toru shared with Mina, it was their romantic side.

"He's… different…" Toru replied.

"Exactly!" Mina hissed. "Did you see how he handled…"

And… the girls began gossiping about Luke, sharing their moments.

…

It was only when Present Mic called them again that they hurriedly dropped the topic, running away.

The next time they faced each other, they were already on the platform.

There was an understanding in their eyes — of a mutual, undiscussed rivalry.

"Begin!" Midnight shouted.

"Here we go!!" Present Mic riled the crowd up.

Secreting acid from the holes of her shoes, Mina suddenly dashed toward Toru.

Meanwhile, Toru ran in the opposite direction — taking off her shirt.

"I won't let you!" Mina shouted, picking up speed.

If Toru took off all her clothes, then it would become impossible to find her, Mina knew. The best thing was to make sure that she defeated her before that happened. Coincidentally, her Quirk let her slide on the cement floor like skating on ice.

She was dead sure that she could get her hands on Toru before the latter took her pants off.

Toru had already covered half the stage while running as she took her shirt off. But it was going to be a monstrous task doing the same with pants.

Sure enough, as Mina guessed, Toru had just begun taking off her pants when she caught up with her.

"It might sting a bit!" Mina screamed, hurling out a pillar of acid toward Toru.

She had a solid plan. The moment Toru dodged, she would swipe the ground, covering the entire floor with acid as well. With Toru already struggling with her pants, the girl was bound to fall and give up.

Recovery Girl would heal her later.

So, Mina wasn't worried about… Her eyes popped out suddenly.

Instead of dodging, Toru had thrown herself toward her, uncaring of the acid.

"What are you doing?!" Mina screamed, shocked. She involuntarily took a step back. "You will get…"

"If you… Ouch! Ouch!!" Toru slipped under the acid, a few drops falling on her. "If you aren't afraid of hurting me… then I am not afraid of getting hurt as well…"

What?! What kind of reasoning is that?!! Still, knowing well that Toru was excellent in close combat, combined with her Invisibility Quirk, Mina covered her entire body in acid so that she wouldn't touch her.

To Mina's dismay, somehow, Toru had used the acid thrown at her to rip her shirt in two.

Now, those two halves of the shirt were wrapped around her hands, like gloves.

No! Mina was shocked. Did she plan everything?! Did she know I would be…

Toru's cloth-covered left fist landed on Mina's side, a painful grunt escaping both girls' throats. Mina stumbled, covering her body under another thick layer. But, even though the cloth on Toru's left fist was gone, she still had her right one intact.

She kicked the back of Mina's knee, making the girl bend backward.

Then, taking advantage of the momentum, she put her right hand on Mina's head and — smacked it on the cemented floor.

Bam!

…

After the heated battle between Toru and Mina, which sent both of them to the infirmary, Yuga fought Mei Hatsume from the Support Course.

Mei used Yuga to showcase all the devices that she had manufactured herself before walking out of the bounds.

Then, it was Momo's turn.

She would be fighting Fumikage.

Momo had a strategy, but she wasn't very sure of it.

"Are you nervous?"

Momo spun around and found Nyx, casually eating corn from a cup, perched on a small table.

Was she so lost in her thoughts that she didn't even notice Nyx?! Momo asked herself. No. Not lost. Nervous…

"No." Momo outright rejected Nyx. "It's…"

"It's not cheating if I don't mention Fumikage, right?"

Momo frowned. To be honest, she didn't have a good impression of Nyx. She had seen her hang out with the likes of Kaminari and Mineta, trying to peep at girls… especially when Nyx could just join them, instead.

Still, Momo's nervousness overtook her judgment, making her nod.

"Alright," Nyx said, eating another piece of corn. "Here's a fact for you.

"Do you know boys' balls shrink in winter and hang low in summer?"

Momo's jaw dropped.

As she ran away, fuming, blushing, and grinding her teeth, Nyx cawed from behind, "Shadow Beast is Fumikage's balls!"

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