"What an amazing display of skill and technology from students Ryugamine and Hatsume! With just her support equipment, they left everyone else far behind!"
Present Mic shouted, the praise and amazement in his voice not being deliberately hidden. Beside him, Aizawa slightly nodded as well.
The way Hiro used those gadgets, it was hard to believe that was the first time he was using them. His Quirk must have played a role for this fast adaptability.
But because of that, he was able to showcase the potential of these support items. Already, heroes and support agencies who were watching had their eyes gleaming with interest.
If heroes could equip themselves with something similar, going to and fro around the city would be much faster.
Not knowing the situation they had caused outside, Hiro and Mei leisurely waited on top of the building as minutes ticked by. Already, the radar had updated numerous times.
Unlike what they had expected, they weren't sieged at the beginning. Instead, some had decided that instead of targeting him and Mei, they were much better off taking the points of other teams.
Of course, the speed he displayed on the race as well as at the start of this event, may have also contributed to their avoidance.
Leaning against the railing, the two of them watched the fights on the streets and rooftops around them.
Hiro even saw Bakugo being on the backfoot as four people from class B surrounded him.
From what he knew of the blond boy, he must have gone solo. And with him possessing quite a large amount of points, it was guaranteed he would get targeted.
"What a bummer. My babies weren't able to prove themselves in battle."
"After what we did earlier? I'd say your babies have already proven themselves. Besides, don't think for a second that these guys are so well-behaved."
Hiro said in amusement, his eyes glancing downwards.
"Hmm?"
From below them, the concrete suddenly rippled. It softened like quicksand, with the aim to bury the two of them.
Though before it could even pull him down an inch, Hiro already hugged Mei and jumped away.
"Got you!"
Just then, the ground behind exploded. Rubble was sent flying everywhere as the beastboy from class 1B jumped out. He was carrying a yellow guy that had a head full of holes.
The guy on his shoulder released a large amount of white liquid from his head. It headed straight towards Hiro and Mei, who was still in mid-air.
Hiro fired the capture gun at the liquid. The bullet expanded into a net, containing most of the white stuff. Then, he flew faster backward using the jetpack and hover boots, easily dodging the remaining traces of the attack. And in the midst of this process, he shot the grappling hook at the railing nearest to where the sneak attackers emerged.
But before the hook landed, two figures suddenly emerged from beneath him. They swam through the floor like it was water, flanking him from both sides.
One of them, a beige haired boy with sharp teeth, had his arms outstretched towards the scarf on Mei's right upper arm. Meanwhile, a blond teen with an arrogant smirk reached for Hiro's scarf from behind.
Facing this sudden attack, Hiro didn't raise an eyebrow. He calmly processed everything in less than a second- and moved.
His right hand shot forward, catching the wrist of the beige-haired teenager. Then, he ducked, making the hand behind him grasp at empty air. At the same time, he spun mid-air and smashed the guy whose wrist he was holding at the boy behind.
The two of them groaned as they crashed and then fell on the rooftop. Without stopping, Hiro retracted the grappling hook on his waist, which was now attached to the railing.
His figure whizzed through the air, right in the direction of the beastboy and the glue guy.
The two, who were still in the process of falling, could only watch as Hiro's figure passed them by. Although the glue guy wanted to launch another salvo of his glue, he was too fast. They were unable to resist as Hiro kicked them both at the direction of their teammates.
"Ugh! A-as expected of you, Hiro Ryugamine. To escape from our ambush unscathed, I, Monoma Neito, have deemed you worthy as my rival!"
"Is that so? Well then, Monoma, thank you for delivering the points."
"Huh?"
The blond boy, Monoma, had his eyes widened as he saw four scarves with the numbers 230, held in Hiro's hand.
His hands instinctively went to his neck, where the item Hiro held was supposed to be.
Not just him, his companions also belatedly checked their own bodies. Realizing that their scarves were also missing, their countenance turned grim.
They stared at Hiro in trepidation, who gazed back at them with a gentle smile.
From Juzo and Monoma softening the floor, to Bondo and Shishida launching the glue attack, and then Monoma and Juzo emerging to take the scarf- probably only three seconds or so had passed.
In that moment, Hiro not only resolved all their attempts, but he also had the time to counter-attack? And looking at Mei whom he held in his arms the whole time- cold sweat dripped from their foreheads.
What a monster! Was this guy really a student like them!?
In fact, they were not the only ones shocked at what just occurred. In the stadium, the audience members also had their jaws drop to the ground as a slow motion video of Hiro's actions were replayed.
Even after slowing down by 10 times, the moment when his right hand took Monoma and the other's scarves was still very blurry.
"Thank you, Hatsume."
"Heehee, just focus on showing off my babies. Leave the other unimportant stuff to me."
"You really are…"
Hiro chuckled helplessly as Mei enthusiastically tied the pieces of cloth around his left arm. Then, she tightly hugged his chest as he placed his arm around her waist.
"Good luck hunting for points. Though if you want another go, you know where to find me."
Hiro said to the dazed Monoma and his team. Then, under their blank gazes, he and Mei jumped to the rooftop of another building, and then went further and further away.
"So…Monoma, you still want to go after him?"
"O-of course! But not right now. I'll deal with him in the third event. As long as I have adequate preparations, I would definitely be able to deal with him!"
"Uhh…can we even qualify anymore? There's only 10 minutes left, and none of us have any points."
"Then we'll hunt for it! Let's go!"
As Monoma and his team began to desperately search for other teams, Hiro and Mei were leisurely grappling through the city.
Hiro first went to the location where there were constant explosions. There, he saw Bakugo constantly blasting his surroundings as mushrooms sprouted all around.
There were horns trying to attack him from afar, and vines that prevented him from flying away.
His whole body was covered in sweat as he panted laborously. From the looks of it, he wouldn't be able to hold on for long.
"Ryugamine-san, are you here to help him?"
Just at this moment, a wary voice reached his ears. He saw Itsuka Kendo and her teammates nearby, gazing up at him.
"Nah, I was just curious. Go on. Don't mind me."
Hiro gently smiled at them, before grappling away. From the looks of it, Bakugo probably won't have the opportunity to trouble him in this event. Now that just leaves…
Hiro gazed in a certain direction. There, pieces of ice were littered everywhere, with one whole street even being frozen over.
He landed on the rooftop of a nearby building. Now, all he had to do was wait for that guy to come to him.
However, his waiting ended up in vain. Until the Hero Battleground event ended, no more attacks were launched his way.
A/N: You can access advanced chapters on patreon.com/Ked2002