25Chapter 12: Preparing for the Enemy
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"Mikadai said that your names were Izuku Midoriya and Katsuki Bakugo, yes? Please forgive me, but I'm afraid I don't recognize the two of you." Momo asked with regret in her voice.
"No, please, you have nothing to apologize for. Cadet Bakugo and I only became students at Irohama this year." Izuku assured.
"Oh, thank goodness!" Momo breathed a sigh of relief. "For a moment there, I thought I had been so terribly rude as to forget someone."
Mikadai put a hand on Izuku's shoulder and whispered in his ear "This is why I can't stand her. I'm all for upholding the values that our schools try to instill in us, but she's just a total ham."
"Still, new students are quite the oddity at Irohama. Normally, anyone interested in sending their son to military school would do so when they start the first year of elementary school. Please don't hate me for asking, but were the two of you… problem children?" Momo asked.
Katsuki rubbed the back of his head and answered "I was; Cadet Midoriya on the other hand just needed to grow a backbone."
"So you were a delinquent then? I do hope that Irohama has helped you to become a better person." Momo inquired
"Yes, it has, you don't need to worry. Before I came to Irohama, I would always bully my classmates. I also couldn't go twenty seconds without using swear words. Now, I've devoted myself to atone for my misdeeds; the people I used to bully, I'm now good friends with, and the only swear that I speak now is that I swear to never use foul language again." Katsuki assured.
"That is so excellent to hear." Momo stated with a look of hope on her face, as if she had found a small glitter of light in an otherwise infinite darkness.
Mikadai just groaned, because Momo was, as usual, overreacting to something that wasn't that big a deal.
"Wait a minute?" Momo asked, realizing something. "If I remember correctly, your class had a full sixty students last year. If you have two new students, that can only mean that two of your classmates left Irohama after completing the final year of elementary school."
Izuku and Katsuki looked toward Mikadai, looking for an elaboration.
"Oh, that's right; I never did tell the two of you, did I? As you know, Irohama accommodates no more than 60 students per grade. Before the two of you were enrolled at Irohama, there were two students who went elsewhere for middle school. That's why two spots opened up, which were filled by the two of you." Mikadai explained.
"So, who exactly were the two Irohama students whose spots we took?" Izuku asked.
"The first was Manjuma Narutaro, he's Quirkless'. He was tested and was allowed to skip a few grades; he's currently a first year Yokozushi High School."
"The other was Tenya Iida, his Quirk is called 'Engine'. He has car-like engines in his legs, giving him great running speed and extreme kicking power. He now attends Soumei Private Middle School." Mikadai answered.
"Such marvelous Irohama students they were. They shall be missed." Momo said as she wiped a tear from her eye.
'You do know that they are not dead, right?' Mikadai thought in annoyance. 'Oh, I really can't wait to beat you in the rivalry week competition.'
"Well, I really should be going. This is the first official duty of our respective first year elementary class representatives, we must make sure that it goes smoothly. I do hope that you all have a lovely day." Momo said as she turned to leave.
"See you later, always nice to chat with a friend." Mikadai replied as he waved her off. 'Good riddance you annoying little harpy.' Mikadai thought bitterly.
"Hey, Cadet Orotaka!" Izuku asked, bringing Mikadai back to reality. "What exactly is Momo's Quirk?"
"Her Quirk is called 'Creation'. She can create non-living objects from her body by transforming the molecular structure of her fat cells. Her power requires her to know the molecular structure of the intended object." Mikadai replied.
"So amazing!" Izuku geeked out and started mumbling the possibilities of the Quirks of all of the Mushokuyuki class reps.
"She seemed nice." Katsuki stated.
"Nice and annoying, Cadet Bakugo." Mikadai countered. "Our class currently has three rivalry week wins and three loses against Momo's class. I don't intend to lose to Momo again this year."
"Speaking of which, what exactly happens during this competition?" Katsuki asked.
"As I told you, each class has a time slot of 1 hour and 30 minutes and the class rep. competes with nine other students. For the academic round, we compete in teams of four, the class rep. and three others. The academic portion is divided into three rounds; each one is half an hour long. They are math, then science, and finally, history. The class rep. competes in all three rounds and the other nine students each take a turn competing, aiding the class rep in groups of three. They swap out after each round." Mikadai explained.
"And the athletes portion?" Katsuki asked.
"We have one and half hours to complete a decathlon. I know that doesn't sound like enough time, but there is such a thing called a one hour decathlon, which is a decathlon where all ten events must be completed within one hour of the beginning of the first event. We're given an hour AND thirty minutes, so we actually have more than enough time. Anyway, the class rep. and nine other students compete, each student taking on one event." Mikadai explained.
"So, what exactly are the events of this decathlon?" Katsuki questioned.
"In order from first to last, they are: the hurdles, the pole vault, the javelin throw, the hundred meter dash, weight lifting, the gymnastics rings, the hammer throw, the long-and-high jumps, and the archery competition." Mikadai answered.
"That's only nine events." Katsuki noted.
"The tenth and final event of the decathlon; the event that the two class reps. compete against each other. It's a fight." Mikadai explained.
"A fight?" Katsuki questioned.
"Bare handed, no Quirks." Mikadai elaborated. "I'd say that Momo and I are about even, without our Quirks I mean. If we were allowed to use our Quirks, then I would most likely beat her every time."
"Yeah, I can kinda imagine that your Quirk would have an advantage over hers." Katsuki admitted. "Plus, if her Quirk makes her utilize her fat cells, then it sounds like it would cause her to suffer from some serious side effects pretty quickly."
"Well, either way, I have no intention of losing next week." Mikadai declared.
The next week was pretty standard. The students of Irohama followed their regular schedule.
On Friday, the faculty announced the names of the students who would be participating in the rivalry week competition with the class reps..
(((The Stadium, Monday, second week of the second semester)))
Finally, the big day had arrived. The teams from all grades of both schools were assembled. The stands were filled with various people alumni from the two schools, family members of the students, family members of the alumni, and various friends of the students, alumni, and their families.
The teams all walked out onto the arena, wearing their school uniforms.
In the center of the arena was a fairly large stage-platform. On the stage were two tables, each one with four chairs. On top of each table were three buzzer buttons. The table on the right was dark blue and had the flag of the JSDF on the front. The table on the left was bright pink and on the front was a flag that was used during the Japanese women's suffrage movement.
The student teams from both schools stood in lines divided by grade in front of the stage, Irohama students on the right, Mushokuyuki students on the left. High school third years from both schools in the center and going outward by descending grade, with elementary school first years on the very outside. The class representatives stood at the front of each line.
Including the class reps., each line had a total of nineteen students. That meant that there were no students other than the class reps. competing in both the academic and athletic portions. Each representative had nine teammates for the academic challenge, and nine different teammates for the athletics challenge.
Two people walked up on stage. The first was Ganhibi Koyu, Principal of Irohama Military Academy for boys.
The other was a woman in her mid-fifties, standing about a foot shorter than Principal Koyu. She wore a bright red power suit with a pink-white blouse, black tights, a gold choker necklace with a small red ruby pendant around her neck, a matching pair of ruby earrings, a pair of red-rim glasses, and a pair of red-black high heel shoes.
She had graying orange hair tied into a bun, and iron-blue eyes.
The woman's name; Hanako Hitoya, Headmistress of Mushokuyuki Finishing School for girls.
The Irohama Principle and Mushokuyuki Headmistress began the opening ceremony of the competition.
Rivalry week had begun.
And there we have chapter 12.
The chapter would have been longer, but my dog has been a bit hyperactive lately. All you dog owners out there know very well that I couldn't just not play with her.
The part about Tenya going to Irohama for elementary school. Same thing that happened with Momo going to Mushokuyuki. It just popped into my head and it fit just perfectly.
I'm pretty sure I can get a lot of good gags out of that one once we reach Canon.
If you're wondering about the list of students participating with the class reps., they'll be listed in the next chapter.
Regarding the Headmistress of Mushokuyuki, I was going for a combination of "deadly shark" and "caring mother figure". How'd I do?
Oh, and in case anyone is wondering, the rivalry week arc will be over by chapter 15.
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