[MHCISQD] Chapter 378: Draw

Anyway, Renault has been stuck at a bottleneck for quite some time. And with Yuriko making such a determined breakthrough, it's only natural that Renault wouldn't remain stagnant.

After gaining some understanding from Yuriko, he didn't want to let her down and spent the rest of the time holed up at home. Besides knowing about Mikoto's training, he was mostly buried in intense practice.

And indeed, it was on the day before school started that he successfully broke through to Level 5.

That's why, at the beginning of the fight, Tsukasa felt that something was off.

Renault was quite cunning as well, not revealing his post-breakthrough strength from the start, but gradually improving step by step.

The effect was remarkable, shocking Tsukasa and everyone watching in front of the screen.

"What's up with Renault?"

"I remember when the League of Villains invaded the school in the past, Renault had a similar form, right? But back then, he could only maintain it for a very short time?"

After a series of exchanges, everyone turned their gaze towards Yaoyorozu.

Yaoyorozu knew what everyone was curious about and shook her head. "Don't look at me, I don't know much about his recent progress. He's been staying home and I've also been training at my own home in preparation for school. I didn't ask too much. But judging from today's situation, he probably finally took that step."

"That step?"

Yaoyorozu nodded. "Before, Yuriko actually fought against Kadoya Tsukasa and managed to break her own limits in the end. Renault's Quirk development was progressing similarly to Yuriko's before that. Being surpassed by Yuriko, he should have felt motivated to catch up."

Kirishima grinned upon hearing this. "So, Renault knew about this new teacher's strength way before, huh?"

"His strength is formidable. Don't think that's all he's got."

Yaoyorozu's remark redirected everyone's attention back to the screen.

In the training arena, Renault didn't make any unnecessary movements. With a gentle tremor of his black wings behind him, black feathers floated down, carrying a gust of wind, aimed straight at Tsukasa.

Tsukasa acted swiftly, activating Clock Up immediately.

However, just as he entered the accelerated state, he found the black feathers disappearing from his sight.

And Renault, contrary to his expectations, didn't lose the speed advantage.

The black wings quivered slightly, and Renault's figure instantly accelerated, arriving in front of Tsukasa.

"Acceleration, huh? I've got that too."

The Clock Up acceleration worked by using particles flowing around the body to enable rapid movement within the time stream. At this moment, Renault's black wings state could already sense the flow of those particles, pulling himself into the same state as Tsukasa.

Yet, Renault wasn't quite proficient yet, hesitating slightly at the start.

But it didn't matter much; this essentially nullified Tsukasa's acceleration. Thus, the two people found themselves at the same starting line again.

The feathers that had just disappeared emerged from the surrounding void after Tsukasa was entangled by Renault. They swarmed towards Tsukasa.

The two of them continued to collide rapidly in their accelerated state. Tsukasa was also facing attacks from Renault's black wings. However, his attacks were always effortlessly countered.

He placed both arms in front of him, getting pushed back by the initial assault of the black wings. Tsukasa withdrew from the acceleration, waving his hand, and said, "Let's stop, let's stop."

Renault gradually descended, retracting the black wings behind him.

Now, he no longer felt the uncontrollable sensation he had when he first activated the black wings. All the power was under his control, and he could sense energies he couldn't feel before.

The sensation from those particles intrigued him. If used effectively, he could probably learn a lot.

"Really not going to continue? I haven't had my fill yet."

"No more." Tsukasa canceled his transformation directly, looking at Renault. "Your strength has become quite exaggerated. Unless I really go all out, I probably won't be able to harm you."

"Isn't that the same for me? If I don't use my full power, I won't be able to hurt you either. I was hoping you'd unleash some hidden move, just to see where my limits lie."

Tsukasa flatly refused, "If I use the hidden move, can it still be called hidden? I've saved that for situations of life-threatening danger, or at worst, for Shocker, right?"

"Alright then." Seeing Tsukasa's firm stance, Renault glanced towards Aizawa on the sidelines. "Aizawa-sensei, let's call it a draw this time."

With that, he retracted his black wings, and his eyes returned to their initial red color. The energy within him settled down, withdrawing again.

"...Fine, a draw. The training match ends here."

At this moment, Aizawa looked at Renault with a lingering sense of awe. This kid's strength had evolved to an immeasurable extent.

Initially, he thought Tsukasa's acceleration was unique, something beyond just speed. But now Renault could also achieve it, and their fight was evenly matched.

Moreover, based on his understanding of Renault and their recent conversation, Renault definitely still had some hidden moves up his sleeve.

If he were to use it, the outcome would be truly uncertain.

But judging from Renault's current power manifestation, he probably wouldn't use those hidden moves easily.

The three of them returned to the rest area. Meanwhile, in her own bookstore, Yuriko redirected her attention from U.A. back to her work.

After Renault's breakthrough, Yuriko realized that as long as they weren't too far apart, they could clearly sense each other's energy fluctuations.

Observing Renault's utilization of his evolved power earlier, Yuriko questioned, "Is it necessary to be so serious for mere training?"

After pondering for a moment and thinking about Tsukasa, she guessed that only Tsukasa could make Renault this serious.

"Fighting against that guy seems to be quite effective. I should find another opportunity to spar. Next time, we should be at least evenly matched." With that, she resumed reading her light novel.

Back in the rest area, Renault's return stirred up a wave of questioning, mostly regarding his remarkable progress in strength.

Aizawa gazed at everyone except Bakugo, who was still absent, and stated, "Now you're reminded of the gap between yourselves and top heroes, right? In the upcoming weeks, we'll have training matches like today's, assessing your progress regularly. Get ready."

""Why?!""

Everyone yelled together. It seemed they barely had time to breathe, let alone relax now.