Chapter 61: Final Match

20 minutes flew by in the blink of an eye, and it was time for the finals.

At Present Mic's call, Renault and Bakugo Katsuki walked onto the stage from opposite sides for the final match. However, Renault was still thinking about what he had heard earlier about Iida Tenya.

Originally, it was supposed to be an internal battle within Class A for this final match, and as the class representative, Iida would definitely not be absent. But just before the match, Iida had shared some news with only the class vice president Yaoyorozu Momo, Midoriya Izuku, Uraraka Ochaco, and Renault.

Iida's elder brother, Pro Hero Ingenium, had been seriously injured by a villain.

Although Ingenium's strength was not among the top, he was still a very capable hero. Moreover, with his Quirk, he should have been able to evacuate safely even if he couldn't beat the villain. But this time, he was seriously injured?

The identity of the villain who committed the crime was intriguing.

'Was it the League of Villains who did it?'

Renault wasn't sure. It was possible, but not very likely. Before this incident, the League of Villains had never openly attacked and seriously injured a Pro Hero. The only time they appeared was when they invaded U.A. with the intention of killing All Might. Renault also believed that the League of Villains was unlikely to have much interest in other Pro Heroes.

"Nevermind, this is not the time to be thinking about these things."

Shaking his head, Renault could already sense Bakugo Katsuki's impatience on the other side.

"Sorry, I was just thinking about something."

"Hmph, you're still distracted at a time like this. Watch me blast you away!"

"THE FINAL MATCH, BEGIN!!!"

At the beginning of the competition, Bakugou Katsuki immediately activated his Quirk and pushed himself toward Renault.

"DIE!!!" He shouted as he lunged towards Renault with his right hand.

Without hesitation, Renault took a step forward and raised his left hand to block Bakugo's attack.

"Boom!"

In the sound of the explosion, Renault's arm remained unscathed, and Bakugo, gritting his teeth and spinning closer, continued to attack without hesitation.

"Boom!"

Another explosion followed, and then another, and another, until the whole arena was shrouded in smoke. Everyone had to admit that Bakugo Katsuki was ferocious in his attacks.

Suddenly, the smoke dissipated, and Renault was seen holding onto Bakugo's hands tightly. In the next moment, he kicked Bakugo, sending him flying out of the arena with a retching sound.

But Bakugo was not one to give up easily. He activated his Quirk in midair, stabilizing his flying body with a series of explosions. As soon as he hit the ground, Bakugo charged back toward Renault, determined to win.

"Do you think you can underestimate me? Why don't you use your full strength?"

Bakugo taunted Renault as he launched his ultimate move.

"HOWITZER! IMPACT!!!"

He spun through the air, surrounded by thick smoke, and charged toward Renault.

Seeing Bakugo coming at him, Renault could only smile helplessly.

He had originally thought that Bakugo, who knew about Todoroki Shoto's hidden secrets, would understand the reasons for his previous actions. But it was obvious that Renault had overestimated Bakugo too much, even if he knew, he didn't care at all. He only wanted to give it his all in the fight and win.

Although he was awkward and hot-headed, he was a very pure person.

Of course, he was also a very annoying person.

"Since you want me to use all my strength, I'll grant your wish."

The kind of full power that was used in a match.

Renault exhaled a breath and quickly formed two makeshift balls in his hands, meeting Bakugo's hands.

During the previous battle against Todoroki Shoto, he used an unfinished ultimate move, which also increased the rolling speed of the ball. which can be regarded as an improvement.

"Boom!!!"

The intense explosion and the spiral shock wave that spread out collided with each other, and Bakugou felt his hands twisting out of control.

"This kind of power... is not enough to impress me!!"

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!!!"

The problem with facing a ferocious fighter was that their physical stamina was always an unknown limit. Despite a series of attacks that wouldn't cause much damage to Renault, it was still very annoying.

"Igniting the nitroglycerin-like sweat, to make the explosion... ?"

"Hmm?"

Suddenly hearing Renault's words made Bakugo Katsuki also momentarily stunned, but his attack was still instinctively launched.

"Boom!"

However, after the explosion was released, the direction of the attack was toward oneself.

'Was it reflected?'

Bakugou, who understood everything, was too late to defend himself. The attack he had unleashed on himself sent him flying out from the explosion.

"It's my turn, Bakugo."

Manipulating the air behind him, Renault rapidly approached Bakugo, instantly arriving above him. His right hand's ball pressed down directly on Bakugo's body.

"Boom!"

Without holding back any force, Renault's attack hit Bakugo hard, even shattering part of the remaining cement on the ground.

"Ugh..."

Biting down hard on his teeth, Bakugou didn't let the liquid overflowing in his mouth spurt out. He raised both hands, launching a series of attacks at Renault at close range.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

When the fifth attack was launched, Renault's right hand also lifted up, condensing another ball to prepare to smash down. However, Bakugo saw an opportunity and used his Quirk to push himself away from Renault's control, horizontally toward the ground.

"You can't escape after hitting me so many times, Bakugo!"

Tornado unexpectedly appeared on the field. Three tornadoes emerged from around Renault's body, rushing towards Bakugo, while the remaining one pushed Renault and followed closely behind.

"Is this how you're trying to stop me?!"

"Boom!"

The explosion hit the tornado, but it had no effect. Instead, the sweat on Bakugo's hands was carried away by the strongly rotating tornado, weakening the attack he had just launched by three points.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Renault accelerated and grabbed Bakugo by the collar, pulling him into the tornado. The four tornadoes merged into one, and a huge tornado swept across the competition field.

It took half a minute for the tornado to slowly dissipate, revealing Bakugo, who had fainted, and Renault, who was standing nearby, in everyone's sight.

Although it seemed like a long battle, in reality, not much time had passed. However, the intensity of the fight was evident.

Straightening himself up slowly, Renault wiped the dust off his cheek and muttered to himself, "To be honest, your previous move, Howitzer, was really difficult to defend against. But it also consumed a lot of your energy, so you couldn't use it continuously. Otherwise, it would have been a real threat."

As he spoke, Renault clenched his right hand and slowly raised it.

The championship was in his grasp.