Chapter 48: Second Event Finished

Acid, of course, is corrosive. If it gets on sportswear, the clothes will definitely be damaged. Fortunately, the people around me reacted quickly, and most of them were boys, so as long as it wasn't a critical issue, no one would care about the damage.

But being angry is certain.

However, at this moment, everyone has their own opponents and cannot be separated for the time being. They can only remember this hatred first.

At this moment, Renault did not realize what he had done to make people angry. He was concentrating on facing Todoroki Shoto in front of him. Renault could feel that compared to the first combat training after enrollment and the performance in the U.S.J. incident, Todoroki Shoto's strength has clearly been significantly improved, and the release speed of his Quirk has obviously increased.

However, compared to personal strength, Todoroki Shoto's team as a whole cannot be compared with Renault's team. Not to mention Renault's own strength, except for not falling behind when confronting Todoroki Shoto, he can also provide help to his teammates.

On one side, he cut off Sero Hanta's Tape, and on the other side, he blew away Ashido Mina's acid to provide his teammates with an opportunity to attack. Even so, he can still multitask and fight against Todoroki Shoto, which shows that Renault's personal strength is still quite significant.

On the stands, a tall figure was also watching Todoroki Shoto on the field.

Endeavor, wearing a dark-blue close-combat hero costume, burning with flames all over his body, looked serious and murmured while watching the confrontation between his son and Renault, "Vector Manipulation? How could such a Quirk appear, not only that, but that kid's physical fitness is also extremely good. No wonder Shoto fell behind. It seems that the training is still not enough. If even a student cannot be defeated, how can we surpass All Might..."

As time was running out, while Renault and Todoroki Shoto's teams were engaged in a fierce battle, the other teams on the field were slowly changing as well. Two teams, from opposite sides, gradually approached Todoroki Shoto and Renault in the middle of the battle and then charged out at the same time.

"Now's the time!"

"We got this!"

However, they were unsuccessful.

Whether it was Renault or Todoroki Shoto, neither of them was the type of person to lose composure in a melee. They constantly observed their surroundings, but their behavior was not obvious.

This kind of behavior was noticed by others.

As soon as they noticed they were being ambushed, the members of the two teams immediately stopped fighting in perfect synchronization and turned to face the enemies behind them.

"Huh?"

"Uh..."

Shoji Mezo's tall figure was directly knocked aside by Hardening Kirishima Eijiro, while on the other side, Todoroki Shoto cleanly froze the feet of the Class B team, rendering them unable to fight.

At that moment, both sides' headbands were removed. After taking Mineta Minoru's headband, Renault placed it around his own neck and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that you would appear in front of us again. It's a pity that you're still a bit short."

He then reminded his three teammates and charged toward the other teams.

Asui Tsuyu got up from the ground and dusted herself off. She looked at Mineta Minoru, who still had a blank expression on his face, and said, "It's already good enough that we made it this far. Let's go, it's time to leave."

She then asked Shoji Mezo to grab Mineta Minoru's foot and dragged him away from the battlefield.

Although they had taken one headband, Renault didn't seriously attack other teams after harassing a few of them. This was because he saw Todoroki Shoto strongly snatch the other team's headband from Class B, and the game ended shortly after. Only four teams and sixteen participants were left on the field.

"The game is over!!! The last four teams and sixteen participants on the field have advanced to the next round!" Present Mic said through his microphone in the broadcasting room.

"The first-place team is naturally, Renault's team. Although they didn't fight as much in the Cavalry Battle and mainly focused on stability, their battle against Todoroki Shoto's team was extremely intense. Both sides left room for themselves and then took the points of the team that came to attack later! Midoriya's team also performed well in the game with great cooperation---"

Renault and the others didn't pay attention to Present Mic's following explanations.

After landing, Renault looked at the three people in front of him and said, "Well done, everyone. We've made it to the third round smoothly."

"Hmph," Bakugo Katsuki snorted and looked at Renault. "I hope we don't end up in the same group too early, or you might be eliminated early."

"Bakugo, don't get eliminated too early either, or it won't be any fun," Renault replied.

After glancing at Bakugo Katsuki, he left directly, and Kirishima Eijiro thanked Renault before following Bakugo Katsuki. It seems that Kirishima Eijiro still wants to build a good relationship with Bakugo Katsuki.

Then, Renault looked at Yaoyorozu Momo who was standing next to him, breathing heavily, and said, "Good job."

"No, I've just been following your instructions all along. Compared to Bakugo and Kirishima, I really didn't do much," Yaoyorozu Momo shook her head and said, "But, it's already the third round, and the competition event for the third round..."

"Although it hasn't been announced yet, everyone can probably guess that it will be a combat elimination tournament. After all, this is U.A., and it can't always be like the previous events," Renault said as he moved his arms and walked toward the player's passage. "Let's go, the next competition is in the afternoon. Let's take advantage of the lunch break and adjust our state properly."

Watching Renault's back, Yaoyorozu Momo followed him with some worries.

Although her Quirk is excellent, the girl also knows her weaknesses.

During lunch, Renault was called out of the cafeteria by a phone call from Misaka Misuzu, who brought homemade lunch and invited Renault to join her.

Sitting at a tourist-specific table, Misaka Misuzu pushed a bento box over to Renault with a smile on her face, saying, "Renault-kun, this is made by Mikoto early in the morning. Try it now!"

Looking at the bento box in front of him with abundant dishes and ample portion size, Renault was surprised. He looked at Misaka Mikoto, who was sitting opposite him with her head lowered and face flushed, and asked, "Did you make this?"

Feeling uneasy, Misaka Mikoto looked at Renault and immediately lowered her head again. "Um...I happened to have some extra ingredients, so I made another one."

Who would believe such an excuse?

However, Renault could also tell that Misaka Mikoto was thin-skinned, so he didn't expose her. He picked up his chopsticks and said, "Well, then I gratefully accept it. Itadakimasu."

He chewed a piece of beef from the bento box and showed a satisfied smile, saying, "Mmm, it's delicious."

"R-Really...?"

Before Renault could answer, Misaka Misuzu immediately said, "Of course it is. You should know that Mikoto's cooking class always received full marks at her previous school."

'Impressive!' Renault smiled and took another big bite while looking at Misaka Mikoto, who was eating her meal with small bites and her head still lowered.