Ibara waited outside with the entirety of 1-A and the brainwashed boy from 1-C. Her angel has touched the hearts of many souls during his brief time at such a fine institution. She would see to it that all would know of his blessed presence eventually.
"Can anyone hear what's going on in there?" The round faced junkie asked.
"I'm getting some 'I can't believe you did this for me' from Todoroki." The earjack girl explained with her quirk planted into the door. "Iruma's saying 'you wouldn't talk to me, so this was the only way.'" She wanted nothing more than to brand the son of the number two hero, but his defeat at the hands of her angel seemed like a fitting punishment already.
"May seem hypocritical coming from a guy with a villainous quirk." The brainwashing student asked. "But doesn't it seem a bit unethical to listen in on a private conversation?"
"You see, normally it would be, which is we had Sero tie up Iida." The eclectic boy pointed to the engine student, who was indeed, screaming in a gag. "But this is Iruma we're talking about, the guy who's been able to survive the crazy we just went through without a quirk and also sleeps outside every night, we need to make sure he's okay."
The boy looked over at them, then at the door. "... Did anyone try and see if it was unlocked?" The silence proved that maybe she wasn't working with the smartest of people.
"Well, no time like the present." The whore opened the door and burst open, charging right at her angel and daring to defile his weakened state. "IRUMA-KUN! YOU'RE ALIVE! And you won!" Her angel was wrapped in bandages all over, but he was able to move his limbs at the very least.
"Yep! I always survive!" The boy spoke in oblivious happiness. "I just need some rest and I'm ready to go!"
"You'll also need surgery." Recovery girl butted in. "You shattered a few bones inside of your hand.
"SURGERY!?" They all shouted in genuine worry.
"It's nothing majorly concerning. If the boy didn't take good measures in keeping his quirk restrained before now, the damage would've been more intensive and he would've had to retire from the festival entirely." The nurse explained.
"Yep, I cooked the chicken just right!" He smiled.
"We really need to get you a better metaphor." Spoke up a figure they hadn't seen walking in, one that looked like-
"Back creature of the undead!" She raised her cross high.
"Hold on, you misunderstand!" The beast coughed blood.
"Misunderstand my foot! You are weak to the cross and it shall make you perish!"
"Wait, Ibara, he's a nice trash-zombie!" Her angel defended the unholy beast. "He found me on the beach and helped me get to know Bunny-sensei!"
"Who is Bunny-sensei?" The brainwasher and her both said at the same time.
"Hehe, it's what Iruma calls All Might." Ashido giggled. "Apparently he trained him before UA."
"How does he know All Might?" Yaoyarozu asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Oh, I'm Toshinori Yagi, I'm his secretary." The man smiled, pulling out a card. "I've been handling the paperwork around the agency since Sir Nighteye left and formed his own."
"So the kid with a quirk that gives him All Might levels of strength happens to run into the secretary of All Might?" Todoroki raised an eyebrow.
"Why do you think I recommended All Might as a trainer? Their quirks are so similar." For some reason the boy kept up his glare. She would have to remind him to never go against her angel.
"I'm just saying, that's a bit of a coincidence." Todoroki turned to her angel. "You're certain you're not All Might's secret love child?"
"Why is that the second time I've heard someone ask that question today?" The shriveled secretary rolled his sunken eyes.
"... Who was the first?" Kirishima, the man with determination that made Tetsutetsu sparkle with stars in his eyes, asked with a raised eyebrow.
"En…" The man started, and stopped mid-word. "Nobody important."
"Either way, I'm pleased to see that you're in high spirits, Iruma Suzuki." Ibara bowed her head.
"Thanks, I'm going to win!" He smiled. "It's going to be me and you Iida … Iida?" He tilted his head, looking around. "I thought he'd be here if Ochako and Toru were."
"Sero tied him up." The grape boy blankly spoke. "He's outside of the nurse's room, trying to wiggle in now."
"Oh, he's trying to be a mummy like Aizawa-sensei?" Her angel's sense of humor was heavenly to hear.
"Yeah, that's totally it." The whore spoke. Her time was coming soon to deliver devine punishment.
"So that just leaves Bakugo … where's he?" The boy asked.
"He went to 'get some thoughts' together." Kaminari spoke. "Speaking of matches, we should untie Iida, he is next with you As-Tsu."
The frog girl nodded. "I'm ready, don't hold back Iida." She somehow got very formal mumbles in return.
==
"So Dodger really does have a quirk...he isn't like Deku at all." Bakugo leaned against a wall in an empty corridor, thinking back on the fight. "Quirkless people can't make it to UA, they can't be heroes."
'I didn't need my quirk' Dodger's words were repeating in his head. 'Having a quirk and not having a quirk isn't any different.' Of course it was. He wouldn't have beaten Peppermint … guess it was Icy hot now, if he didn't have a quirk.
"So he's been holding back this entire time….no...he's been saving that power for somebody worth using it on." A quirk that can change the air pressure with a single flick of a finger, a quirk that could take out the zero-pointer with only one punch...a quirk that was exactly like All Mights.
Now it made sense why the idiot had the attention of the Number one hero. Their quirks were pretty much the same. He could quite LITERALLY be the next All Might if that power of his got under more control.
Now Bakugo wasn't worried at the moment, he was confident he could take Dodger on in a fight. The boy had a serious backlash of breaking his own body once the quirk was active, and even on the very, VERY slim chance he lost he wouldn't go down without Suzuki losing many bones that day.
"But he still beat me without a quirk...in the battle trials, in the race, even in the Cavalry Battle, he's been ten steps ahead of me." The kid was naturally skilled without a quirk, there was no arguing around it now. As an unstable quirk user, he could beat Dodger easily...but without a quirk...Bakugo lost to him.
"This is going to haunt me all year isn't it?" And here he was thinking he could finally get De-Midoriya out of his head, but nope, here he was back in the same situation that got him into this mess. Deku and Dodger were different people, but even without the freaky lookalight comparisons, both were essentially the same person: Naive, foolish, optimistic, and somehow, SOMEHOW ahead of him!
'Deku was never ahead of me though! He was always behind me! He always chased after me!' He mentally repeated the mantra over and over. 'He's probably dead in some ditch some-SHUT UP YOU STUPID PEIECE OF SHIT!'
Froggy and glasses's match was next. One of them, probably, had the chance to meet him in the finals. He needed to up his game and analyze his opponents, just like De…..
….
He was never going to forget him, was he?
==
"Here she comes again, it's the-" Mic stopped, likely having to deal with Aizawa's glare. "Lovely girl who can kick ass, it's … TSUYU ASUI!!"
She began walking to the stage as people cheered on. It was a bit embarrassing hearing Present Mic's own form of 'encouragement'. The man was a dj and a talk show host, so this probably should've been expected.
"And her opponent with the metal in his legs and power in his soul! He may have been utterly humiliated last round, but he pushes through! It's … TENYA IIDA!"
"I'm never going to live that down, aren't I?" Iida slightly moped. There were a lot of things people weren't going to live down after this tournament. "But I must carry on, and give you my all!" He shouted, back in president mode.
"I promise to do the same, ribbit. We all need to go Plus Ultra." She needed to, if she was going to keep up with the crazy bundle of innocence that was Iruma. She was proud of the class's little brother in actually overcoming someone as strong as Todoroki, but it was hard seeing him hurt himself like that, all for the sake of helping him apparently.
"On your mark young ones!" Midnight shouted as they both tensed in running positions. "Get set … go!" She jumped into the air, trying to gain an aerial advantage until she needed to land, shooting her tongue at him.
Iida was fully prepared, sprinting ahead, likely trying to be fully aware of his surroundings, probably scared to be caught off guard again like his fight with Hatsumei. The moment her tongue missed and landed on the ground, he grabbed it and raced towards the end of the boundary.
"Sorry, Asui, but I need to prove to my family I can honor the Ingenium legacy!" Iida apologised as he threw her forwards, realising his grip on her tongue.
She landed safely of course, but it was sadly on the grass. "I understand, but call me Tsu, ribbit."
"Asui is out of bounds! Tenya Iida is the winner!" The crowd cheered once more at the victory, regardless of how short it was. At least they both gave it their all.
==
Shinso watched as the two fighters shook hands, tapping away at the railing. So much cheer, was it for both of them? Or just for the winner? How much did victory matter in the long run? Sure they would remember second place, but sixteenth?
It was driving him crazy. Yes, people did notice him during his one v one match with Suzuki, but they would remember Suzuki more because of his crazy battle with Todoroki. To think he screwed himself out of a win because he didn't use proper manners. His downfall: proper etiquette … well that and whatever the fuck the boy ment about having a 'haunted quirk'
"So, who's your favorite fighter so far?" He could hear his classmates talk and chatter.
"Uraraka, she was so determined you know, never backed down once against the crazy explosion man."
"Oh mine's definitely the Shiozaki girl. Having great hair and a quirk all rolled up in one. Scary and cute at the same time too."
"What about the invisible chick? Her fight was the funniest, aside from the Support girl's with Iida."
"I don't know, she's super scary you know." Well that was true. "I prefer Todoroki, he's the cool silent type.
"Oh, like Hitoshi?" He gently turned his head. "Can't believe one of our own made it into one on one fights, so cool!"
"Yeah, our dark horse! To think he was seconds from outing Suzuki from the tournament! He's super strong if he could've held off that maniac, even if it was for a few moments!"
"He's a cute little maniac, but I see your point." He was popular with his own class now, so his position slightly improved, even if it was just a bit.
His quirk wasn't seen as villainous by his new peers. People thought he could be a hero, they thought he had promise. He wouldn't let that promise go to waste no matter what. Even if it took all of next year, even if it took every moment of his time, he would ready himself to be a part of the hero course. Even if it meant working out … the torture.
==
"So Garaki …" All For One slowly began talking to his doctor. "Please repeat the quirk in question you saw Suzuki used." He needed the facts to not match.
"A body enhancement emitter type strong enough to manipulate the air pressure into attacks." The doctor repeated without stuttering or mispeaking. "And according to the registry that I've looked into, the boy is labeled quirkless. I don't think there's any question about what Suzuki Iruma holds within himself."
One For All, his brother's quirk, the one he could never get to work in his favor. "... Fuck." Now he couldn't outright kill the brat. Sure he could lock him up and contain him, but Tomura would notice eventually and it wouldn't look like an accident like a few of his older ones when he was still alive, with half of his skull intact.
"Now, now, it's not that bad." The man tried to pacify him.
"Not that bad, we have to wait until Tomura is ready to inherit my quirk through controlling his own, we need to wait until All Might is out of the picture, and we need to perfect the clone quirk technique." Nine has been a disappointment so far. "Not to mention this brat already compromised Tomura's progress once, so much is at stake here." To think one quirkless boy could cause so much trouble for him.
"True, but if what Tomura spoke about the boy is true, that compromise could work both ways." Garaki pointed out. "To 'empathize' with such a damaged child must mean the brat's own upbringing mustn't be too dissimilar to Shigiraki's." … Oh yes …
"Someone who might be more willing to see our side of the law." All For One grinned. "Someone moldable." If what Tomura said was true, the boy never once actively tried to engage in a fight. Usually he would chalk it up to naive hero syndrome, but something told him that wasn't the case. "What of Suzuki Iruma's parents? What are their quirks?"
"Unregistered, apparently they live very quiet lives and never had the time." The man chuckled. "Or at least that's the claim they had."
"Ooh, sounds like an interesting tale."
"Quite so. Everyone they meet always makes the same comment: They're nice and give good hugs." The way the doctor said it so seriously it made him almost howl in laughter. "Before they had their son, they had been charged with petty thefts and other assorted crimes, but everytime attempts were made to take them in, they were released instantly for seemingly no reason at all."
"Ah, a manipulator at the finest, they're not rich enough to be obvious either." He chuckled. "Give them a meet up with Giran, the quirks will likely interfere with each other." He still got a headache from time to time.
"Sir, Giran is already stressing over Tomura's current cause of recruitment." … Shit, he was right.
Who else did he have … "Is anyone from the Villain Factory still running around?"