*Crack!*

  Kaminari calmly stared at the two-meter-high icicle in front of him, only half a meter away. As the simution came to an end, the mischievous grin on his face faded, repced by his usual rexed smile.

  "Man, this is pretty cool…"

  He could feel the cold air washing over him as he looked up at the sun. "pared to this, it really beats my Quirks. Built-in air ditioning, natural and eco-friendly," Kaminari thought with amusement.

  Meanwhile, on the fourth floor, Jiro was still standing guard, w why the time . fused, she muttered, "What happened?"

  Ba the monit room, where Yaoyorozu, Bakugo, and the others had been closely following the match, everyone shared simir expressions of fusion.

  "What's going on?" Ojiro flicked his tail, breaking the silence.

  "Um... why hasn't anything happened yet?" Kirishima scratched his head, puzzled by the ck of a.

  "Todoroki didn't do anything? Why?" Asui wondered aloud, tapping her lips thoughtfully.

  "Tch!" Bakugo clicked his tongue in annoyance, clearly unimpressed. "B."

  "Well, as long as Kaminari won, it doesn't matter," Tetsutetsu grinned, pletely uned about the details. For him, the oute was all that mattered.

  "…I don't get it…" Yaoyorozu, who was usually fident in her ability to uand everything, shook her head in bewilderment, deg to wait for Kaminari's expnation ter.

  Down below the building, Kaminari stood in silence, waiting for Jiro to e down. All Might, standiween Kaminari and Todoroki, occasionally g Kaminari with a mixture of curiosity and .

  After a long pause, All Might finally broke the silence, looking at Kaminari with a thoughtful expression. "If it were you, what would you choose?"

  "Me…?"

  Kaminari didn't feel pressured. With a casual smile, he answered, "I wouldn't hesitate. Remember, only kids worry about making choices."

  "Huh?" All Might blinked, caught off guard by the response.

  "What do you mean?" Todoroki, his voice still cold, asked, a slight trace of curiosity in his tone.

  "I mean," Kaminari expined, walking up to the rge icicle in front of him aly toug it, his tone calm and steady, "I'd charge straight at the vilin, try to rescue my partner, and then deal with the nuclear bomb afterward."

  "But if you do that, there's a good ce the bomb would go off, destroying the whole city because of your choice," Todoroki responded with a frown.

  "Yeah, but it's not a guarantee, right?"

  Kaminari tinued, his voice growing even calmer. "Sure, maybe the bomb goes off. Or maybe I save my partner and still have time to stop the bomb. It's all about possibilities."

  All Might watched the versatioweewo young heroes, silently pting Kaminari's words. Oddly enough, his own clusions aligned with Kaminari's, though he had expected otherwise.

  "But what if you fail?" Todoroki started to protest, but Kaminari cut him off.

  "Yeah, and what if I don't? What if things g, and the bomb explodes?" Kaminari shrugged, his tone nont. "If it happens, it happens. People o learn that just because you try your hardest doesn't mean yuaranteed a good result."

  Kaminari's voice became more resolute. "But being able to face the sequences of your choice, withret, that's something people should learn. At least that way, you won't die full ret."

  Todoroki fell silent, clearly affected by Kaminari's words. He wasn't sure if Kaminari's philosophy was right, but it struck a chord. It was definitely better than the hesitation that had paralyzed him earlier.

  That's when All Might interjected. "But Kaminari, how would you expin that to the citizens who lose everything because of your 's' choice?"

  "Huh? What would I o expin?" Kaminari asked casually as he spotted Jiro approag from the corridor. With a smile, he walked past All Might. "If I'm dead, just like them, and I tried my best… that's expnation enough, don't you think?"

  All Might's eyes widened, surprised by the casualness of Kaminari's answer. Kaminari tinued walking toward Jiro, then paused and gnced back at the Number One Hero.

  "There might be some perfect, ideal choice out there that works for everyone," Kaminari said, smiling softly. "But there aren't many of those in life, are there?"

  Then, as he resumed walking toward Jiro, he left All Might and Todoroki with one final thought.

  "Of course, if it were you, All Might, I'm sure you'd be able to find that perfect choice."

  His voice trailed off as he walked away. "After all, differes e from different abilities."

  Todoroki stood there, still processing Kaminari's words. "Try your best… so that you have s…"

  Meanwhile, All Might, filled with both admiration and , watched Kaminari leave. He looked at the goldeers on Kaminari's back that read "The First Raikage" fluttering in the breeze and thought to himself, *This kid… he's going to be someone important iure.*

  At the same time, however, his worry deepened. Kaminari's mihough fident, walked a fine line. If he strayed too far, he could easily veer into a path too dangerous for any hero.

  "Kaminari!!"

  Jiro's voice brought him back to the present. She ran up to Kaminari, her expression filled with fusion.

  "What happened out there?"

  "What do you mean?" Kaminari responded, grinning coolly. "I handled everything, that's what."

  Jiro raised an eyebrow, sensing he was hiding something. "Handled? What does that mean?"

  "Exactly what it sounds like," Kaminari chuckled, brushing it off. He didn't want to burden her with the heavier details of his enter with Todoroki. She didn't o worry about all that.

  But wasn't Todoroki also just fifteen, like her?

  Kaminari shrugged internally. "Todoroki's ae, a genius, he ha. I believe in him."

  Soon, All Might returned and annouhe start of the third match. With a broad smile, he called out, "Ihird match, the Heroes team is Group J, and the Vilins team is Group C!"

  The pair of students stepped forward, Kirishima aetsu from Group J, along with Yaoyorozu and Mia from Group C.

  Everyohered to watch the new battle unfold, while Todoroki and Shoji, still weighed down by the previous match, remained quiet and distant.

  As the ss flickered to life, showing the uping match, Kaminari couldn't help but watch closely. This time, it was Tetsutetsu and Kirishima charging headfirst into battle, two hard-hitting boys with little regard for strategy, just pure brute force.

  "They didn't even think this through, did they?" Kaminari chuckled, watg the pair search ea systematically.

  But on the vilin's side, Yaoyorozu reparing something. Using her Quirks, she had pced the "nuclear bomb" in the most strategic spot, then began crafting something else.

  "What is she making?" Kaminari squi the s, watg as Yaoyorozu used her Quirks to create a rge mag and… a set of spray paint s?

  Suddenly, Kaminari's heart sank. "Oh no… I have a bad feeling about this."