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Chapter 11

"Now, it's time to take your places contestants!"

With that being said, a large gate was what got their attention as they're going green lights lit up above the gate. Signaling everyone to gather up at the gate and in a hurry to get in the front. In the minutes that followed or less, watching among the large group was a nervous Escanor who just stares at the three glowing lights that will soon countdown. Yet he jolts and his attention distracted upon feeling a pat on the back and turns to find Arthur standing behind him, offering his own encouraging smile to him with a thumbs up.

Seeing this, Escanor swallows and gave his friend a nod with determination on his face, turning forwards and preparing himself for what happens next.

"I need to show my sister and father...I can become a Hero too. Izuku, wherever you are I hope you watching this!"

With that final thought, he showed clear determination despite the negative emotions he felt inside him as he watched the lights count down.

3...2...1...

"BEGIN!"

Immediately upon that signal being given, everyone ran as of their lives depended on it and it...did not turn out well.

[And we're off—well, sort of.]

Howzer's words were proven correct due to the number of students getting jammed in the doorway, pushing and shoving being seen by all who watched the video feed.

"Hey, stop shoving!"

"Your stepping on my feet!"

"OW! My tail!"

"Where're my glasses?!"

Among these shouts of discomfort, some didn't have that such as Harlequin who had been forced face-first into Diane's chest forcefully much to both of their embarrassment as they were pushed together like everyone else with one Arthur looking around in worry for his scrawny friend lost in the crowd.

"ESCANOR, WHERE ARE YOU?!"

Despite his shout, he doubted he would be heard by his friend from how many people were shouting among them all but that was when he heard a whistle.

"Damn," Spoke a greedy teen. "even when he's not buff he's quick." The words of Bam were justified as the one to find himself being pushed out of the massive crowd, the first in fact was Escanor who fell down on his knees, looking back on disbelief to see many others stuck by another student quirk in order to try and squeeze through first while holding everyone else back in the front.

"I managed—" Escanor was immediately silenced when a cold chill hit him and what erupted from the exit was a blast of ice heading right for Escanor who screams as he does a dive-bomb out of the way of the incoming ice where Shoto came out full-speed running, freezing the ground as he did so along with the feet's of 'many' behind him yet he was quick to notice Escanor barely able to jump over the freezing ground to dodge it before his attention was drawn from behind where he saw jumping over the masses was students of class 1-A and a couple of others.

"DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT STOPING ME ICY-HOT!" Suddenly shouted Bakugo who was using his explosions as a means to fly over people, giving the shocked Escanor a side glance before calming down more and focusing on the race to get to the next round as he passes him by with others.

"Yo! Esca!" The shout caused him to turn just as he yelps as Ban suddenly grabs him by his waist, running with him in hand like a bag.

"B-Ban?!"

"There's no way I'm gonna let you lose! I still wanna have a fight with ya'!"

Despite what could be seen as a good deed for a friend and he should be grateful, the lad was shaking in fear at Ban wanting to fight him while jogging behind was Diana who literally has Harlequin ridding her piggyback, much to his embarrassment at being held like that.

"Well," Mutters the dark pink-haired individual. "this is peculiar." From where he stood, he was sitting up the soldier of a larger student who seemed dazed before shouts were heard from behind, gaining the amber eye's attention to see Students being thrown in the air and with it a single person bursting from the jammed crowd, Garou who was rubbing quite fast with each step he takes breaking the ice below his feet, this only gained their attention before seeing his darker expression turn to surprise which they all look ahead, finding the arrival of a group of TEN massive robots and other smaller ones, the same from Escanor's entrance test.

"AREN'T THOSE THE ZERO POINTS FROM THE ENTRANCE TEST?!"

"THERE FUCKING TEN OF THEM!"

"Seriously, this is just unfair!"

As the students were stepping back in shock, Ban, Diane, and King were looking at them all including the fact they were beginning to start to get surrounded by the smaller ones.

"Daaaaaaaamn!" Mutters Ban who drops Escanor with another yelp, his glasses falling off which he desperately grabs it and puts it back on the look at once again the group of giants much to his disbelief while behind them one made the comment of how the school gets this kind of funding while one robot is the first to move, charging forward as it swings.

"They obviously went through a lot of trouble. "The voice that spoke originated from Shoto who begins his attack. "But I wish they prepared something a little more difficult." As he finished speaking a massive amount of ice erupts from the earth to overtake the metal giant and freezing it in place.

"Especially since my dear old dad is watching."

The sight of the first giant being stopped shocked many while a few felt more so excited at a new challenge appearing before them all as they then watched Shoto running again, past the robot by running under its feet.

"Dude he stopped the robot!"

"Hurry, between its legs!"

As they moved towards the opening the Frozen quirk user gave out a single warning to other students, one that wasn't very loud as the robot began to collapse forwards, towards the screaming students who ran backward as it crashed, creating a large dust cloud that blocked almost everyone's view.

[That was Todoroki from Class 1-A, making quick work and blocking the path for everyone else!]

As the civilians and students heard that announcement from Howzer, appearing from the dust cloud were more of the smaller robots heading for the students who didn't know what to do as many backed up yet they were shocked to see others walking forward, Diane, Harlequin, Ban, Katsuki, and one Garou who was glancing at the others.

"Sooooooo." As he began, Ban elbows Diane. "Wanna do the honors?"

In response to this, she just sighs loudly as many could only watch as her size graduation increase in size and height tho she wasn't on Mount Lady's level she was still very large. Her left hand slamming onto the ground where cracks form.

"If you don't wanna get hit, don't get near the robots!" As Diane shouted, she thrusts her arm high into the air and along with it, many pillars of earth rose along with it, slamming into many machines that sent them flying high crushed from the hit with one of the giants tipping over upon their foot feeling lifted up by the pillars.

All the students had visibly stopped in shock at her disobey of pure power and that included Garou who was going to fight but stopped to watch the scene much to his own surprise and it wasn't just him, Shoto had stopped to turn around upon feeling the earthquake. Turning to find such a scene having happened behind himself.

Ban was just whistling at seeing the display while Harlequin took a different route.

"That was amazing Diane!"

"Really? Thanks, Harlequin!"

Despite what seemed like a nice moment, it was short-lived due to the other robots that weren't hit approaching along with the eight other giants tho the first to react was Katsuki who was launching himself high into the air, dodging the pillars before his eyes widen and he turns around to see he was followed by Fumikage. While this was taking place, Diane punches her fist while Ban, Harlequin, and Garou got ready to fight as well. Watching this was a shocked Escanor who snaps out of it upon seeing Ban's smile.

"We'll deal with these guys since their blocking the way, so hurry on ahead!"

"But—"

Don't worry Escanor!" Diane began with her own cheerful smile. "Just focus on winning this, because you'll be able to come back to school if you win!"

Despite hearing that, Escanor was shocked and just stared at them unsure yet Ban's smile just assures him as he stood up before feeling an elbow and turns to see Arthur and Ochako.

"Let's go, Escanor!"

[To all those you got through the first obstacle, congrats. Buuuuuuut...]

"I don't think we thought this through completely."

"Uhhhhhhh..." As the words left Escanor's mouth, he couldn't put it into words while behind him was Ochako, Mina, Tsuyu, and Arthur. All five just finding themselves at the second obstacle where there was a massive area filled with large pillars of earth separated from each other and the ground below was quite deep, the only thing connecting was a single strand of rope.

"When did they have time to build this?" While Ochako asked, she could clearly see Katsuki and Shoto up ahead, trying to get to the end but conserving their quirk.

"I bet Diane is gonna have it easy doing this with her quirk." While Mina muttered that, Escanor just stood up unsure before looking at the rest who have gathered to see Tsuyu already bending down, gaining the gazes from her friends.

"What are you—" Mina was stopped at seeing the girl launch herself, hoping quite far and landing on the rope with a 'ribbit' leaving her lips as she continues onwards much to the jealousy of others, yet a few taking notes of note of her quirk being similar to one certain rabbit hero.

"She's fast." Mina mutters before turning her gaze to Escanor. "Hey Escanor, can't you get all muscular and pick us up?" Despite it's being a good idea, she saw how unsure he was and sighs.

"I still can't control it." While he spoke, he gave off a dispersed atmosphere, that was until a very familiar voice cut in.

"IF IT ISN'T MR. MACHO!" The moment he heard that Escanor turns fast like the others to find one Mei Hatsume standing behind them with her goggles on, eyeing Escanor who takes a step-back just as she dashed forward to take his hands into her own.

"It's been a while, since that sludge incident Escanor! That reminds me, I'm still annoyed that you never bothered to even call me, we were supposed to make babies!" In an instant, Escanor froze as his jaw dropped just like Mina, Ochako, and Arthur who did the same while everyone was just staring at the two which immediately he spoke up.

"SHE DOESN'T MEAN IT LIKE THAT! SHE CALLS ALL THE THINGS SHE BUILT, BABIES!" He said, waving his arms frantically before turning to the girl. "Besides, we never shared each other's contact information, I had no way of contacting you."

"Oh...oops." With a shrug, the girl just smiles while staring at Escanor to see a clear view of himself without the sun out before she digs into her pocket and takes out a small notebook that she immediately flips through before turning it towards Escanor who looks at it and his eyes widen in surprise to see two designs, one being a golden set of armor while the other a more cloth-based outfit, both amazed him much to Mei's happiness.

"I KNEW YOU'D LIKE IT!" Immediately she took it out of his hands and puts it back for safekeeping while Izuku was overlooking her...attachments to her outfit, mechanical attachments. During this, Mina was whispering to both Ochako and Arthur if this was Escanor's girlfriend tho they themselves were not sure of it.

"Anyways, let's continue this discussion after the tournament." She spoke while smiling brightly at him. "So I can get the exact measurements and test my babies on you to see what works best."

"O-Ok, tho it might have to wait later—"

"Than it's a date!"

Immediately Mina smiled excitedly at seeing love blossom despite one being dumbfounded at what he just heard and the other more so eager to test her 'babies' on Escanor.

"I'm beginning to worry..." Arthur muttered while Ochako nodded in agreement, it starting to feel like Escanor is Hatsume guineapig or something else entirely all the while Escanor just stood there, still trying to absorb the fact he has a date after the tournament.

"Now..." She walks past him to stand on the edge. "EVERYONE, OBSERVE WHAT MY BRILLIANT BABIES CAN DO!" As she shouted that, she spreads her arms to give a better look at the waist equipment as well as drawing more attention to her other ones such as her boots.

"Heeey," Mina pointed accusingly at her. "how come you got to bring all that stuff?"

"Students in the Hero Course get all kinds of combat training for their Quirks. In order to keep things fair and give us a shot, we're allowed to bring whatever gadget or costume we make in the games. SO SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE SHOW, also...!"

With that, she immediately grabs takes out what looks like a ring before grabbing the surprised Escanor and pulls him close to the point her cleavage was pressing against him.

"W-Whhaaaaa—"

"I'm gonna help you get across!"

Without getting another response, they witness two hook Wires shooting out to connect to the next pillar island while her boots levitate her before with Escanor being lifted while he held onto her.

"W-Wait, I don't—" Not even caring or listening, the girl shot forwards as Escanor began to shout as the two went over the edge, gaining a worried shout from Ochako who didn't want to see her friend plummet to his doom, yet thankfully watch as Mei's wire begins the reel her in against the pillar it was connected to, pulling them up to it.

"My babies are surely working out well," She looks at Escanor with a bright smile. "I'm guessing you doubted me!" Her accusation caused more embarrassment for Escanor yet without waiting for a reply the boots helped her pull each other up high, very high as Escanor found himself holding onto Mei for dear life while she laughed wholeheartedly as they land further UI ahead from the origami pillar thanks to the fact one of the precautions helped them land more smoothly which had Escanor taking in breaths all the while behind them were the others who just watched.

"SHE JUST KIDNAPPED ESCANOR!"

"AW MAN, I DON'T WANT TO MISS THEIR WEIRD LOVE STORY!"

Immediately Arthur just looks between the two girls who ran after Escanor, taking to the rope in a hurry to get across fast while the young man sighs and looks at the stands.

"Sorry All Might, I don't think I'll be getting in the first place here." Was the single thought before he too hurries yet looked back to see Ban, Garou, Diane, and King already catching up to get in on the next event, Diane being the most tired since she was doing the most work dealing with the giants.

Meanwhile, they were hit with the announcement of who just arrived on the last obstacle.

Shoto was the first off the island pillars, landing on his feet as he ran towards the staircase yet he still looked back to find Katsuki close behind, flying through the air with his explosion's as he no longer took a long way even tho it would drain his stamina more doing it quicker. While watching this, the Civilian's in the stands saw it was obvious the two who would win would be Shoto and Katsuki as there were others who have yet to even get on the second obstacle, yet it was at this point that they took notice that others were catching up such as Diane who had Ban handing onto her shirt and Harlequin holding onto her. Pendragon was clearing the ropes as fast as he could with great speed and acrobatics. Even Gowther was showing quite the physical technique as he too was making it past the obstacle. Yet one hit their attention zooming quickly through the second obstacle.

It was at this time, Shoto was the first to arrive at the third obstacle yet stops upon seeing the large sign that read 'land mines' along with the fact it was a massive amount of area that the third obstacle covered with the only way is going forward.

[Despite being the first, Todoroki already realized this wasn't gonna be that simple since it's a minefield! So you better be careful or your in for quite the surprise!]

It was at this point, both Escanor and Mei were running side by side towards the third obstacle, both witnessing several explosions up head which worried the young man even more unlike Mei who just smiles as they hurried with Escanor already getting close to exhaustion, not being the physical or endurance type of person which Mei noticed more so the expression he was showing, a desperate one at that as well as one that didn't want to lose before she looked away at recalling what she was told.

(Yeah, turns out that Escanor kid who got a high marking in the entrance test was expelled tho...I shouldn't tell you this, but he was there during the recent incident. If not for him, there could most likely have been casualties.)

At this time they had arrived to find the mind field in front of them with a lot of students already trying to get past it.

"What to do, what to do, what to do?!" As Escanor muttered to himself, Mei was taking off her goggles. "We can't just run so how are we—ugh?!" Escanor began panicking upon something being put on and his eyes widen as it was goggles note so the fact what he saw were a sheer number of objects glowing in the ground.

"These goggles weren't made for just show." Mei's voice caused him to turn towards her, getting a thumbs up.

"I'm gonna help you out again, these goggles will help you see the mines so run full speed!"

"B-But why?!"

There was silence with that question, the two staring at each other until Mei showed him a smile.

"Why do you think, because the day I saw you defeat that sludge monster was the day I decided I would make you your Hero costume. So shut up and RUN!" With a shout and a slap, Escanor yelps into a sprint as he narrowly avoids the land mines while Mei watched and smiles as she follows behind more carefully yet using the path he made.

It was during this time Shoto was just sweating as he was maneuvering around the land mines, being careful to not set any off whiles mines behind him went off yet his attention was instantly drawn behind him, witnessing the arrival of Katsuki who was already close, going over the mines instead of running as he passes by Shoto, both making eye contact with each other as he passed resulting in an immediate scuffle between them from Shoto grabbing Katsuki foot to Katsuki waving him off with small explosions.

"I'm not gonna lose to you!"

"I don't care, stop getting in my way!"

While this was happening, behind them many others were having trouble such as Tenya who wasn't fast enough to get past the mines, Diane who had to shrink due to stepping on too many basically destroying her shoes. Yet among that group, Ban was taking it easier, with the swing of his arm he caused several mines but his attention of that turns to Escanor running full speed past them, despite not being as fast as others he seemed to have been dodging the mines as he knew where they were noticing others already catching up to him by using his own path. With a smirk, Ban extends his left arm.

"GIFT!"

What happened next caught Garou off guard who saw the whole thing take place and the effects of it all the while the two up ahead kept causing trouble for each other.

[Bakugo and Todoroki are neck in the neck—WAIT, WHAT IS THIS?! THEIR'S ALREADY A THIRD CATCHING UP FAST!]

This sudden announcement caught the two off guard as both Katsuki and Shoto look back to see who was catching up but both immediately froze. The moment they had turned, found out it wasn't that their was someone behind but someone mid-passing them, a screaming tearful Escanor with goggles on, running full speed as he passes the two now dumbfounded runners who just watch as he passes them by.

"WHAT?!"

It wasn't just them but everyone being dumbfounded, including Margaret who's eyes, could only widen on the stage she stood on, seeing that her little brother was being given help by others not to mention he was now in first.

[CUTTING IN FIRST, IS SPECIAL RECOMMENDATION LIONES WHO JUST RAN PAST BOTH CLASS 1-A'S STUDENTS!]

In response to this, Shoto just grits his teeth as he freezes the ground despite it going to help the others behind him yet as he did so, he gave Katsuki a quick glance yet instead of anger, instead of sheer shock, what he got was determination as Katsuki said nothing but hurried after the speedster Escanor.

[AS OF RIGHT NOW, LIONES IS FEET AHEAD OF BOTH TODOROKI AND BAKUGO OF CLASS 1-A! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, GIL?!]

Escanor was sweating drops as he continued to run despite how tired he was while they ran in the tunnel, feeling like he was about to pass out until he heard a conversation that got all three of their attention.

[Actually, I can. If not for my foolish decision and expelled him...he would be in Class 1-A.]

Upon hearing that, it caught both Katsuki and Shoto off guard as the two stared at Escanor's back.

[My choice will forever remain as my biggest mistake in my entire teaching career.]

As he heard those words, the two heard Escanor shouting as he goes even faster much to their surprise as they try to catch up to him.

[AND JUST LIKE THAT, GIL CONFIRMS HE'S A TERRIBLE TEACHER!]

[Wait, WHAT?!]

[WHO COULD HAVE IMAGINED THE STUDENT WHO GOT EXPELLED WOULD BE IN FACT THE ONE IN FIRST—]

Instantly, all three jolted with their eyes widening. That sudden cut off of the mic wasn't what caused the three to jolt but the fact dark malice was getting behind the three, causing them all to turn just as they were passed by instantly by a single person with Escanor's eyes widening all the way as he was the first to turn towards the one making it out of the tunnel, being the first to arrive.

[Holy-I mean. HE'S JUST SHOWN UNREAL AGILITY AND TAKING FIRST PLACE IS ANOTHER SPECIAL RECOMMENDATION, GAROU!]

As those words were heard, Escanor, Shoto, and Katsuki were just standing there in shock as they stared at the one standing before them, smiling as he looked at them, more precisely Escanor.

"Guess I win."

xxxxxCHAPTER ENDxxxxx

Author note: As of right now, I believe I may just skip the next event and get straight to the fights since that's where the most important event happens plus will get to the more exciting part of the whole arc.