"Yo, Kaminari!!"

  As Kaminari made his way back to the seating area, Tetsutetsu, who had been sing the crowd for him, immediately waved him over with a grin and poio the seat he'd saved.

  "Hey, I saved you a front-row seat!"

  "Nice. I'm looking forward to the match… it's Bakugo's turn," Kaminari replied, nodding at Kyoka, Momo, and the others as he took his seat beside Tetsutetsu. He looked around, w to himself, "Has Bakugo already gone down to the field?"

  "Yep," Kirishima answered from the row behind him, his curiosity piqued. "By the way, does anyone here know what kind of Quirk that Shiozaki girl from Css B has?"

  Ashido, Asui, and the others exged bnk gnces and then collectively shook their heads. Just then, Monoma from Css B popped his head out from behind the nearby wall, smirking.

  "Holy, you Css A guys are sant. You don't even know your oppo's Quirk, huh? Just because you've fought some vilins, you think you're untouchable."

  "Uh…"

  The Css B rep, Kendou Itsuka, quickly appeared and, clearly exasperated, dragged Monoma back with an apologetic smile.

  "Sorry about that, everyohen she goward the field, where Shiozaki was emerging from the dark tunnel. "But… just so you know, she's really strong. Don't uimate her."

  "Maybe," Kaminari murmured, his gaze shifting to Bakugo's intense expression oher side of the stadium. "But the real fireworks are probably ing up."

  The match began with cheers from the crowd and the eientary of Present Mic. Bakugo strode onto the crete arena, gng up at the stands. For a moment, his gaze lingered on Kaminari and Todoroki. Their ret performances fshed through his mind—a swift, overwhelming victory from Kaminari, and Todoroki's near-effortless power.

  He ched his fists, seething with frustration. He was determio make his mark here, to win in a way that would leave no doubt about who was the stro.

  "I'm not losing to them. I'm the stro in Css A!"

  Present Mic's voice echoed across the stadium once more, and the crowd's excitement swelled at Bakugo's presehey hadn't fotten his explosive prowess during the cavalry battle.

  "Man, I hope he does that move again!"

  "Yeah, that massive bst ic!"

  "Not likely. He's up against a girl this time, no way he'd go all-out like that."

  "True, he acts hot-headed, but he's still here to be a Herht?"

  "Yeah, that 'Howitzer' move… only someone like Kaminari Denki or Shoto Todoroki could hahat kind of power."

  "No, Midoriya's pretty strong too! Did you see the punch he threw in the first round?"

  The chatter quieted as Present Miouhe start of the match, and all eyes turned back to the field.

  If you want to make a statement… then go all out…

  Bakugo's gaze hardened as he stared down Shiozaki, whose calm demeanor radiated an almost saintly aura. His expression twisted into a fierarl.

  "Go full throttle and crush the oppo!"

  BOOM!

  Without a sed's hesitation, Bakugo leaped into the air, using his explosions to propel himself upward. Then, with a series of rapid bsts to his left and right, he spun himself into a high-speed rotation, closing in on Shiozaki like a spiraling inferno.

  To the crowd, it seemed as if Bakugo had disappeared, repced by a horizontal whirlwind of fmes and smoke.

  "Explosive Tornado…?" Kaminari muttered, wide-eyed as he watched the spectacle. Is it really possible to push a Quirk like this?

  Using the explosive recoil to stabilize himself mid-spin while geing a high-temperature whirlwind, it was a remarkable dispy of precision and power.

  "Is he really calg all of this, or… is it just pure instinct?" Kaminari wondered, impressed.

  His own fighting style relied on precise, micro-level trol of his electricity, while Todoroki could unleash overwhelming power thanks to his Quirk's natural affinity. But Bakugo… he was a mix of both. His aggressive nature and innate bat instincts allowed him to wield his explosions with devastating effect.

  Bakugo's move left the students of Css B visibly uneasy. His teique radiated danger, and it was clear he wouldn't hold back.

  "e on, Shiozaki! Block him!"

  "Stop that maniac with your vines!"

  On the field, Shiozaki turo face Bakugo's ining attack. She spread her arms, her green hair rooting into the ground and sprouting into a forest of thorned vihat surged forward to intercept him.

  The se resembled Todoroki's earlier "Ice Barrage," though on a smaller scale. But even so, Shiozaki's vines quickly filled the entire crete arena.

  Yet, to her shock, her wall of vines couldn't withstand Bakugo's spinning assault. Every time her vines approached him, they were bsted apart by the shockwaves from his explosions or scorched by the seari.

  "A natural ter…"

  From the entary booth, Aizawa-sensei narrowed his eyes, analyzing the se.

  "Bakugo's Quirk gees intense heat and pressure, making it a natural threat to pnt-based Quirks. bined with his greater physical power, Shiozaki doesn't stand much a head-on csh."

  "Thunder Idiot… Half-and-Half…" Bakugo seethed in his mind, the faces of Kaminari and Todoroki fshing before him. "Watch closely… this is me, going beyond my limits!"

  I will never be weaker than you!

  "No way in hell!!!"

  With a final, defiant shout, Bakugo unleashed the full force of his right hand in a blinding burst, charging it to the max as he smashed into Shiozaki's vine barrier.

  "Howitzer… SUPER BLAST!!"

  BOOM!!!!!

  The explosion was so intehat the crete floor vanished beh a cloud of bck smoke and debris. A scorg wave of hot air swept through the arena, leaving the entire audieunned.

  People struggled to breathe, the sheer pressure from the bst leaving them momentarily gasping for air. Hats, loose items, and anything not held down were blown skyward iermath.

  It took nearly ten seds for the explosion's shockwave to subside. When the smoke finally cleared, Bakugo stood alone in the ter of a massive crater, his right arm hanging limply from the strain.

  The crete around him was pletely scorched, revealing the raw earth beh. The o arena was now a se of utter devastation.

  "Wha… Where's Shiozaki?"

  "No way! That was way too much!"

  "Yeah, to go that hard against a girl… does he really want to be a Hero?"

  "Is he trying to kill Shiozaki?" Monoma shouted furiously from the Css B se. For the first time, his dislike of Bakugo was genuine and intense.

  In the audience, some began muttering pints, while online chatrooms flooded with angry ents. But this time, Aizawa-sensei didn't step in to calm things down. Even he had to admit that Bakugo might have gooo far.

  Though it was respectable to treat one's oppo seriously, Bakugo's attack had clearly exceeded the bounds of a simple petition.

  This was an explosion beyond his usual limits, ohat could have beehal if Shiozaki had been caught in it.

  However, Bakugo seemed unfazed by the criticism. His focus remained solely on Kaminari and Todoroki, who watched him from the stands.

  I will be the oo surpass All Might and bee the stro Hero!

  Meanwhile, Aizawa-sensei spotted Shiozaki safely standing at the edge of the arena, with Css B's homeroom teacher beside her.

  "Thankfully… we took precautions."

  At the st sed, the Css B teacher, Vd King, had used his Quirk, maniputing his own blood to form a rope and pull Shiozaki to safety. He had eveed a blood-red shield to absorb any remaining impact from Bakugo's bst.

  Aizawa sighed, realizing the iy of the matches had escated beyond anyone's expectations.

  "I'll o supervise Kaminari and Todoroki's fight myself… or better yet… maybe All Might should keep an eye ooo."

  With that thought, Aizawa rose from his seat and quietly headed for the door. Present Mioticed and called after him, surprised.

  "Hey, where are you going?"

  "To find the principal."