Chapter 62

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Back at the UA festival, Akira had no idea what was brewing behind his back, for the moment the most important thing on Akira's mind was listening to Midnight's explanation.

"The time limit is 15 minutes, until the time runs out everyone will be fighting and stealing enemy bandanas.

The most important point of our human cavalry game is that even if they have lost their bandana or their horse falls apart…

You are not out of the game!

Ok, you have 15 minutes before the game starts, start negotiating your formations" Midnight finished.

Even though they were given 15 minutes to prepare, Akira didn't move to look for partners.

But against Akira's expectations, no one approached him, unlike Bakugo and Todoroki, who were surrounded by people asking to be his companions.

"Ehhhhhh??? What the hell!! Why doesn't anyone ask to be my partner? Akira exclaimed when he saw how the teams were forming and he was left aside.

"Am I an outcast? Don't you like me?" Akira muttered with an expression of a stray dog.

"Etto, it's not about anything like that Akira-kun, what happens is that if we form a team with you we won't be able to attract the attention of the agencies" Momo quickly explained when she saw Akira's depressed expression.

"Yes! Momo-san is right, it's not that we don't want to team up with you, it's just that if we do we won't be able to stand out" Mina confirmed Momo's explanation.

"That doesn't take away from the fact that nobody wants to team up with me, hahh how am I supposed to participate if nobody wants to-"

"Fufufu, you attract the perfect attention…

How about teaming up with me, Mr. First Place?" Before he could finish speaking, Akira was interrupted by the appearance of a new character.

Despite the closeness between their faces Akira did not panic, on the contrary, he focused his gaze on her as if he was examining her.

Under Akira's intense gaze, the girl got flustered and backed away, she wasn't used to such a reaction, usually when she invades someone's personal space, that person is the one who backs away in panic.

It is the first time that someone not only does not move away from her, but stares at her directly and as if that were not enough, it is not someone with an ordinary appearance, but someone who is at least as attractive as the models or idols on television, increasing thus double the nervousness she already felt.

"Sorry, who are you?" Akira asked, although he already knew and was even excited.

'Hehehe, why hadn't I thought of her before? With her help it should be possible to make another pair of boots capable of withstanding Shunpo's impacts' thought Akira.

"I am Hatsume Mei from the support department, you may not know me, but with your help the amount of attention my babies will receive will be unparalleled.

And considering that no one else wants to team up with you, I don't think it's a bad idea to team up," Hatsume explained.

"Of course, it is a pleasure to be able to team up with such a beautiful woman" Akira did not mean it as a simple compliment, after all, the fact that Hatsume was a very beautiful girl was undeniable.

Despite being covered in oil stains, the UA uniform couldn't hide her attractive curves, Akira had to say that she was the second girl with the biggest boobs, only below Momo.

Her attractive figure, her beautiful face and especially her exotic eyes, make Hatsume a true beauty.

"A-Eh-Ummm… Look! These are my babies, surely there must be one suitable for you." Hatsume covered her embarrassment by introducing her invention, though she couldn't hide the slight blush that appeared on her cheeks.

"Ummm, since you mention it, by any chance would you have among your 'babies' some kind of shoe that can absorb impacts?"

"Impact absorbing shoes? What kind of impact do you mean? Hatsume asked interested upon hearing Akira's request.

"Yes, I have an ability that allows me to move at high speed, but the drawback is that the force is so great, that every time I use it, my shoes are destroyed" Akira explained.

"Ummm something sturdy and capable of withstanding the shock of abrupt acceleration..." Hatsume thought for a while, but finally sighed in denial.

"Unfortunately I don't have any device at the moment that fits your criteria, if I had more time I could make it, but with the few minutes we have left I'm afraid it's not possible" Hatsume replied helplessly.

"Do you think you could make them before the next test?" Akira asked.

"Eh? If it's for the next one, I think it should be possible to have at least a prototype ready" Hatsume replied even though he didn't understand Akira's question.

"Perfect, then I am going to ask you to make me a prototype as soon as possible, as for this round I think that with your babies we can easily get ahead"

Akira didn't have any worries, from the beginning he knew he would be the best of the festival, even if he couldn't use Shunpo, the only reason he asked Hatsume to make him some, is because he wants to have an extra pair in case cannot use those of the UA.

As payment for his help, Akira would be in charge of making the most publicity for her devices.

*RINGGGG*

"Time's up, teams line up your horses, it's time for the game to start!!!"

With Midnight's notice, they all formed their cavalry, mostly being 4-person teams, with only a few small exceptions like Akira and Hatsume's team, which was only made up of the two of them.

"Well, I guess you'll be the rider and I'll be the horse."

"Fufufu I'm sorry Kyuketsu-san but I need to be the horse, so I can show several of my babies easily" Akira had no problem with his proposal, even though he preferred to lift the princess, instead of being lifted as a princess, he couldn't either refuse his request for something so trivial.

"Ok, let's do it and you can call me Akira, you don't need to be so formal"

"In that case you call me Mei too, Akira-kun"

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"Eraser, wake up, the 15 minutes of preparation have already passed and 13 warhorses have lined up on the field" Present Mic presented to the public the number of teams that had been formed.

"Looks like we have some pretty interesting lineups." Aizawa couldn't help but comment upon seeing a couple of students.

"NOW, RAISE YOUR WAR CHRIES!! AND… SHOOT THE SIGNAL!!!"

Among all the 4-person teams, a team of two stood out like a sore thumb.

Akira was on Hatsume's shoulders, apart from the bandana tied to his head, he was wearing a microphone with which he began to speak to the crowd.

"How are you dear audience, here is your favorite contestant, unfortunately at this time I will not be the one to stand out, allow me to introduce my partner Hatsume Mei, a student belonging to the support department.

As you can see, right now I'm being lifted by her all thanks to her exoskeletal suit.

Thanks to this suit, Mei is able to lift things that exceed her weight with ease, a very useful device for heroes who want a physical reinforcement.

If what you want is mobility, we also have the perfect product for you…"

At Akira's prompting, Mei activated her jump boots, displacing them several meters.

"Other devices that may be helpful are:"

Akira pulled out some sort of pistol which he then aimed at the head of a nearby team horseman.

When pulling the trigger a bullet did not come out, but a rope came out at high speed, the end of this impact against the head of the enemy horseman and when he retracted he brought with him the bandana that the horseman was wearing.

"As you can see, this gun has a carbon fiber cable capable of resisting up to 500kg of weight, at its end we find a tip of adhesive material that can be easily stuck to all kinds of materials, definitely a useful device for various situations..."

Akira kept explaining Mei's different gadgets as they walked around the battlefield.

In the midst of all the chaos they promoted their products, when they were close to an enemy team Akira would snatch their bandana and then continue promoting.

Obviously his action attracted the attention of the public, the products promoted by Akira attracted several companies that would later seek to invest in Mei.

But for his UA teammates it was not the same, while they competed with all their strength, using all their ingenuity and skill, Akira just walked around the field having fun and stealing from them when they were around, as if this test was just a joke for him.

They quickly lost patience and with an unspoken understanding, various teams called temporary truces in order to defeat Akira first.

They were confident that if they teamed up, they could easily defeat Akira.