Chapter 56: Film of a Lifetime!

Recap:

"OCHACO!!!!!"

Her classmates shouted with worry as they watched the scene; some of the weaker-willed ones shut their eyes, not wanting to see the outcome.

Then, instantly, as if responding to outside factors, something acted.

In the future, many would debate whether her quirk activated on its own, fueling the theory that quirks were sentient.

Others would argue that her subconscious, even when knocked out, recognized her imminent peril; thus, that's what activated her quirk.

Regardless, the quirk Zero-Gravity, in that situation, activating, caused the girl to ascend rather than descend. It was barely for a moment—a second at maximum.

But it was enough.

Mezo seized the opportunity, reaching out his arms towards her while, underneath his mask, smiling.

The piece of cloth was doing its job in overdrive, covering up the majority of his face, yet the upturning of his mouth couldn't be hidden as it faltered just a bit.

'A smile?'

Suijin was captivated by the rare sight of him being able to see the silver-haired boy's faint smile, as were the Shoji and Shimizu families.

Smiling in the air, he spoke while grabbing her and bringing her into his clutches.

"I'M…HERE!!!!!"

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Wrapping her unconscious body into himself, Shoji rolled a few times in the air before his eyes shone with the light of a plan.

He used his quirk to create more arms, making his body heavier. Then, using the closest inner pair to hold the girl to his body, he spread the others out wide.

An interesting aspect of his quirk was that, with his mother's Quirks application of a spider mixed with his father's Extra Hands Quirk, Shoji's underwent a mutation.

Most knew that he could create not just hands like his dad but also his five other senses, but there was an extra application he was using to his advantage right now.

Whenever he created a new hand, that limb was held together by a film of skin, akin to the ones spiders used to make their nests.

Using the film created right now, Shoji managed a form of pseudo-gliding.

Still tilting a bit towards the cement so they would reach the ground, the boy forced himself to steer into a circle.

The weight of his and her bodies, plus the violent winds, threatened to tear the thin skin that held the two afloat.

The boy gritted his teeth while forcing himself to stay calm, trying to ignore the feeling of his skin being stretched to the maximum.

The imminent terror of the girl plummeting to her death has been avoided, and sighs of relief were spewed by the hundreds.

But even works of miracles can only last so long, and this was shown as it didn't take too much time for Shoji to lose control of his flight as his knowledge in aerospace was only so much.

Controlling his terminal velocity, knowing how to adjust himself to the changes in the wind, and His aversion to mechinism itself

His lack of knowledge is shown as, instantly, the second the film on his limbs got respite, it made sure to announce its pain, sending waves of agony over the boy's body.

This caused him to lose control of his arms, making them lose their position in the sky that was keeping the two afloat.

And the Torrent of pain assured him that he was Not going to be able to try that trick again in the short term.

Now they were once again falling, this time a bit slower, and were close to being in a catchable position for many heroes.

But one voice dissuaded them all.

"I.AM.HERE!"

Dressed in his hero costume was All Might, the number one pro ready to save the day.

He jumped up from nowhere and caught the plummeting meteors, returning them safely to the ground.

"IT'S ALL MIGHT!"

"THEY'RE SAFE!"

"MY OFFER ABOUT MY BABIES STILL STANDS... I'M A GIRL NOW!!!!!"

The crowd blew up as the surprise appearance of number one washed away all the worry that'd previously accumulated.

All Might, the person in question, gritted his teeth as his inner body strained; fights from the past placed a heavy burden on himself, causing him to barely be able to transform these days.

And passing his quirk off to his successor didn't help; he was originally only going to pop up to announce the winners.

But the appearance of these two caused him to make an early appearance.

The second the silver-haired boy's back touched the ground, he shot open his tightly closed eyes, but he avoided the look of the #1, not wanting to get caught up in that right now.

Instead, he hurriedly stood up, presenting his classmate, who was in a fetal position, to the hero.

"All Might-San! P-PLE"

"Calm Down."

The thudding of a cane on the steps leading to the stage they stood on was audible to the boy.

And lo and behold, the healing hero, Recovery Girl, made her appearance.

Likely, in what was 'fast' for her, she made her way over to him before having him bend to his knees, as she couldn't see the Ochaco held in his arms with his added height and her shortened one.

Doing whatever doctors did, not that the two next to her would know, she determined the girl's condition before standing up.

"Extreme fatigue and a few minor injuries Nothing to stop the festival over with or anything."

She then beckoned for the medical students who were performing their "on-field exam" today to help her transport the girl to a stretcher, which followed her as she walked back into the black hallway.

But someone in the crowd had one question: "Who won?"

Hearing this, without turning around, she replied, "I'm sure your announcers can let you know."

And as if on cue, the monotonous voice spoke, "Due to the nature of the fight and Uraraka passing out first, the winner is…"

"MEZO SHOJI!!!!!!!"

His energetic friend announced, making his voice fade into the background.

Shoji stood on the stage confused, as the previous events had all moved far too fast.

First, he was fighting, then saving her, and he somehow won.

All Might even showed up, a fact he was now processing.

Clap

Like something possessed by the crowd, that one clap turned into thousands.

Clap

Clap

Clap

Clap

Clap

Soon, applause mixed with cheering and roars as the crowd made their agreement with the decision known.

"Congratulations, Young Shoji. I hope to see you in the future trials." A hand was placed on his shoulder.

With that, the number one turned to the dark corner, planning on talking to the crazy principal about his seating arrangements.

"ONCE AGAIN, MEZO SHOJI WINS THE ROUND AND ADVANCES FORWARD. PLEASE CHECK OUT THE LAST TWO QUARTERFINALS BATTLES, MINA ASHIDO VS KATSUKI BAKUGO AND SUIJIN SHIMIZU VS SHOTO TODOROKI!!!!"

It seems like his dreams were still alive.