Kaminari saw the look in All Might's eyes and could already guess what was running through his mind. Laughing, he joked, "For those who are curious, maybe once Midoriya recovers from his injuries, we have him try out my Railgu's see whose moves pack more punch!"

  Though Kaminari was half-joking, a small part of him was genuinely curious. However, he also knew All Might would never agree to something so dangerous.

  Sure enough...

  "Good joke!" All Might smiled but quickly became serious, casting a g Midoriya on the s. "But that's way too dangerous. First of all, I won't allow it under any circumstances, and I hope none of you even sider trying it in private!"

  His tone darkened. "From my experience, if your powers were to csh head-on, the resulting shockwave would likely be fatal. Even if you were lucky enough to survive, serious injury would be iable!"

  "So... Kaminari, promise me you woertain that thought again."

  Kaminari shrugged, feeling slightly disappointed but uanding the weight of All Might's warning. "Alright, I was just messing around. I won't."

  Hearing this, All Might finally rexed. He had been genuinely worried that these young and reckless students might try to settle their curiosity by challenging each other to see who was stronger.

  Ordinary teenagers could have a scuffle a away with a few bruises. But if Kaminari and Midoriya, both capable of incredibly destructive power, fought recklessly, the sequences would be catastrophic.

  At that moment, Midoriya had already been transferred to the school's infirmary for recovery. Meanwhile, Bakugo, Iida, and Uraraka returo the monit room, awaiting All Might's final evaluation.

  The oute of the battle was clear: Midoriya's Group A woraining exercise. However, from a real-world perspective, the situation told a different story.

  her Bakugo nor Iida had suffered injuries or been captured, whereas both Midoriya and Uraraka were incapacitated one severely ihe other barely scious. In an actual bat sario, their defeat would have beeain.

  That's why Tokoyami had whispered to himself, "Witle, lose the war."

  "The best performer this time was Iida," All Might decred in his usual booming voice.

  Kaminari silently agreed with this assessment. Midoriya and Bakugo had approached the exercise like it was just a school test, but they had overlooked a critical aspect: the essence of the Hero course was to traio be professional Heroes. To truly succeed, they o approach every exercise with the mi of a professional Hero, not just students.

  Kaminari had grasped this idea during the entrance exam and used it to guide his as, opting to tackle the "zero-point" robot despite knowing he might fail. He had focused on the bigger picture.

  Once Yaoyorozu finished her detailed analysis of the match, All Might prepared for the round.

  "Alright! Let's move to a new location a ready for the sed battle!"

  After relog to another trol room in a different building, All Might reminded everyone, "Be sure to refle Yaoyorozu's excellent feedback. Think carefully about it before you dive into this match."

  With that, he reached into the bd white boxes once again to determihe teams.

  "In the sed battle, the Heroes team will be... Group B! The vilins will be... Group G!"

  As the results were annouhe students exged gnces, each trying to remember who was in which group. Then Kaminari Denki, Jiro Kyoka, Shoto Todoroki, and Shoji Mezo stepped forward and walked out in silence.

  "It's Kaminari versus Todoroki!" Sero excimed, his eyes wide with excitement.

  "Haha, this is going to be intense!" Mina Ashido practically bounced with enthusiasm.

  Bakugo, however, remained silent. Of all the students in Css 1-A, he was the most eager to see how Kaminari and Todoroki's powers measured up. Were they really so much strohan him? He couldn't accept that. He wouldn't.

  "There's no way I'm gonle for third pce," Bakugo thought, his fists g as he watched Kaminari and Todoroki leave. "I'm the best. I'm the one who's going to win."

  "I didn't expect those two to be paired up..." All Might muttered to himself, his expression serious. Then, turning to the rest of the css, he said, "You all stay here. I'm going outside to keep an eye on things."

  Without much expnation, he left quickly, preparing to intervene if anythi wrong.

  "Whoa! Their match even has All Might nervous!" Kirishima said, scratg the back of his head and grinning.

  "I'm looking forward to it too," Yaoyorozu added, her gaze following Kaminari on the s.

  "Tch, Kaminari will win for sure!" Tetsutetsu decred with absolute fiden his friend.

  For ono one argued with him. Kaminari's earlier performance had earned him the respect of the css, and many believed he had the strength to stand toe-to-toe with Shoto Todoroki, the top reeudent. But whie was strohat was the real question.

  Meanwhile, on the fourth floor of the building where the battle would take pce, Kaminari and Jiro were preparing.

  "Jiro," Kaminari said, gng at her. "Your Quirk lets you amplify your heartbeat and use it as a sound-based attack, right?"

  Jiro nodded, pointing to her special bat boots. "Yeah, I emit mid-range sound waves through these speakers. It's powerful enough to cause some serious damage."

  "Good. You'll stay here and guard the corridor. If Shoji shows up, try to hold him off until time runs out."

  Jiro frowned. "What about Todoroki? His ice powers are—"

  "I'll haodoroki. He won't make it to this floor." Kaminari clicked the unicator on his ear and began walking toward the exit.

  "Where are you going? Are you seriously pnning to take them both on by yourself?!" Jiro asked, her voice ced with worry.

  Kaminari smirked, not stopping as he headed dowairs. "Todoroki's Quirk is ice. If we stay in a fined space, we're done for. I'm going t him outside."

  Jiro blinked in fusion. "Fight him... outside?"

  Even All Might, listening through his earpiece, raised an eyebrow. "This boy... is he really pnning to fight Todoroki head-on?"

  Oher side of the building, Shoto Todoroki and Shoji Mezo had already begun their approach.

  "There's someone in a room on the north side of the fourth floor," Shoji reported, his four additional ears reying the information. "The other one... they're moving fast, ing straight toward us."

  Todoroki nodded and stepped forward. "Go outside. It's going to get dangerous in here."

  Before Shoji could respond, a bright golden light fshed from the dark hallway. The light intensified rapidly, apanied by the crag sound of electricity.

  "He's here!" Shoji shouted.

  Todoroki's expression remained calm, but his movements were swift. He pressed his hand against the wall and activated his ice Quirk.

  In an instant, the corridor was filled with thick, glistening icicles that shot forward, rapidly expanding and freezing everything in their path.

  "Your strategy isn't bad," Todoroki thought as he focused on the approag light. "But there's a gap between us you won't be able to close."

  *Sizzle!*