Chapter 41: Part 37
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- Why would you do that? - The girl hesitated, lowering her head, and I only realised what I'd said when I said it. Ochako was about to run away, but I quickly realised, -No! Stop! I'm sorry, please forgive me, I just didn't expect this, you were much braver than I am now, my question is, do you really want to go out with me and Mina? - but the girl didn't answer anything else, red as a ripe tomato she nodded at me and ran away.
The picture had fully formed, and it was quite unexpected. That I like Ochako and myself a little guessed, and after Mitsuki's words doubts disappeared, but that the girl herself will persuade Mino, so to speak, to share - I did not expect. And her efforts had such an amazing effect that the demonette didn't regret losing the fight at the festival, that's the level! I definitely need to have a good relationship with Uraraka - better to have such a manipulator on my side. Nice girls are the most dangerous in this business.
Okay, looks like the next weekend is going to be pretty colourful for me, now it's worth resting up and thinking about finals. I've shown what I'm capable of, and I've already defeated a lot of enemies, so maybe I should try using 'it' again, what have I got to lose...?
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- Dear viewers! - Midnight has begun her broadcast. - The moment has arrived! We will now determine who will take the first place of this year's festival! And so, to the arena are invited - Katsumi Bakugo! - The stands erupted in cheers as a girl appeared in the arena. - And her opponent, Kayama Toru! - equally loud cheers greeted me.
Without pathos in the world of heroes is nowhere, well, so let's take a chance, now I've definitely decided...
- Let's go!
- Come on, show me what you can do! - Katsumi shouted, lunging at me and trying to blow me up, while I spread the flames all over the arena and moved to the far corner:
- I'm sorry, but I need to get ready. - Replied the girl when she managed to catch up with me, but I repeated the move and moved to the far corner from her.
I should probably start with the backstory, what was I even up to? When I realised that my body was also part of the fad - I wondered what would happen if I, used other types of flames on myself covering me from head to toe? But, obviously, nothing new had been discovered: healing flames healed, crippling flames crippled. Just when I was about to give up, a rather obvious idea came to mind: what if we mixed them? Outside experiments yielded exactly nothing. The flames simply retained their characteristics, and if I supported two types at once - the enemies who fell into it, received damage, and those whom I trust - healed, but the stamina for this went twice as much, with such costs easier to change the effect than to support two at the same time.
The next stage I began to mix types of flames in my body, it was very painful, and the effect was zero, or rather, not really... At first glance there was no effect, because I used a weak flame, maximum ten percent - I did not want to colourfully kill myself, and the effect was almost imperceptible. I wasn't in a fairy tale, and I couldn't look inside myself or see what was going on inside me from the inner world. I sat there with my eyes closed, concentrating as much as possible, trying to get something new, but it wasn't working, or so I thought. Until Mitsuki asked: 'What are you doing? It looks really beautiful!'. After asking around, I found out that there were some sparks coming from me, and they were bright pink in colour.
My next experiment was completely in front of the camera, and I was able to confirm the words of the girl - from me really bounced sparks, and pink colour, very faded, but the shade clearly stood out, well, if we take into account that my flame is blue - it was very strange. The next experiment I decided to increase the intensity - five per cent every two minutes increased the flame inside me and at some point just passed out, even before realising what had happened. When I came to myself, I was quite wounded, but only superficially. After watching the video I got a more interesting picture, the sparks became more and more pronounced every minute, and shortly before I fell unconscious, they took on a purple hue. I decided that the problem was exhaustion - while I was accelerating, I was simply exhausted, and when I lost control, I hurt myself with my own flames, so I decided to start the third experience at maximum. Fool, what else can I say? The experience began, but, not even two minutes later, I was covered with darkness again. I came to myself mangled, my legs and arms were broken and did not move, and it seemed that every cell of my body hurt, but surprisingly - I did not feel exhaustion or weakness, I was in unbearable pain, but the power was beating key, and I, after ten minutes was as good as new, but decided to stop there. Obviously I wasn't ready, and I need to build up my flame control. That's why I spent the ten months before my exams healing Mitsuki. This, as the doctor confirmed, was good for the girl, and increased my flame control. The chamber was blown to bits, as was the whole place - I even called the builders, and Mitsuki said he'd lost his mind practising. Whether I win or lose, it'll be beautiful! And that's why my right hand is already sparkling with almost purple sparks.
- I'm so sick of you guys! - Katsumi shouted as I disappeared into the flames in front of her, 'What kind of man are you to run away from a fight? But now you're going to get it! - she started blasting away, picking up speed. - Howitzer charge!
- Oh, I'm sorry, but I didn't run because of fear, I need time to prepare. Paw of the immortal bird! - I threw my arm forwards and with what little stamina I had left in my hand, I launched it forwards.
- Fshhhh! - a light the size of a baseball came out of my palm and began to grow in front of my eyes, reaching five metres in height it transformed into a palm, or rather a paw, because this thing had only three fingers - exactly a paw. Concentrating all the attention carried only one message - do not bear damage to the girl in which this thing flies, but to my luck Katsumi fell between the fingers of this fiery palm, but all the flames of its explosion melted right before my eyes colliding with my attack, which, wiping out all the efforts of the girl, not seeing obstacles, went further into the wall of the stadium making a huge hole in it.
- Wow! - I whistled, watching what was happening, but suddenly from all the stands synchronously went shrieks of surprise and horror, and I quickly understood why, looking at the right - my arm was not there, only a fountain of blood from the shoulder. - Oh! Looks like I'm going to be punished... - I noted, watching the rapidly approaching ground and darkness came....