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E20 - Victory or Defeat

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    The world has become a superhuman society,
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    and about 80% of the world's population
    now has some kind of special trait.
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    In this world swirling with chaos,
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    the profession that everyone
    once dreamed about and admired
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    came into the limelight.
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    Heroes of justice fighting villains
    and saving people from distress.
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    Yes, this is the story of
    how I became the greatest hero.
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    The first match of the first round
    of the finals tournament.
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    From the hero course, it's Izuku Midoriya!
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    Versus--
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    From general studies, it's Hitoshi Shinso!
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    The rules are simple.
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    Force your opponent out of bounds,
    or immobilize them!
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    You can also win by making
    your opponent say, "I give up!"
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    "I give up," huh?
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    This is a fight to test
    the strength of your spirit.
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    If you know what you want for your future,
    then you can't worry about appearances.
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    Ready?
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    That monkey was going on about his pride...
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    Start!
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    ...but don't you think he was
    dumb for throwing away his chance?
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    What did you say?!
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    I win.
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    I went through the trouble of warning him, too!
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    Hey, hey, what's the matter?
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    --Deku?!
    --It's the important first match! Liven things up!
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    --What in the world is going on?
    --It's the important first match! Liven things up!
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    Midoriya! The match just started...
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    ...and he's completely frozen?!
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    He's got a blank look on his face
    and isn't moving a muscle!
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    Is this Shinso's Quirk?!
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    He didn't stand out at all,
    but could he actually be someone amazing?
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    "Victory or Defeat"
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    Hitoshi Shinso from general studies
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    has gotten the better of
    Izuku Midoriya from the hero course!
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    Who would've imagined this?!
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    Will the bottom really overthrow the top?
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    That's why I said the
    entrance exam wasn't rational.
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    Huh?
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    What?
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    Here's some basic data on the two of them.
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    Since it's individual matches from here
    on out, I had someone compile it for me.
SIGN    "Hitoshi Shinso General Studies Class 1-C Nabooh Middle School"
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    Shinso failed the practical exam
    for the hero course.
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    Since he also applied for general studies,
    he probably knew that would happen.
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    His Quirk is very powerful, but the practical
    exam consisted of fighting faux villains.
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    That gave an advantage to
    those with physical attack Quirks.
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    Shinso wouldn't have been able
    to rack up any points with his Quirk.
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    You're lucky that you've
    been blessed, Izuku Midoriya.
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    Turn around and walk out of bounds.
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    Huh?
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    What?!
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    Midoriya's being so obedient!
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    Deku, why?
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    If you go out of bounds,
    then you'll lose the match!
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    That Quirk is...
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    "Hitoshi Shinso"
    "Quirk: Brainwashing"
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    Hitoshi Shinso. Quirk: Brainwashing!
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    Answering his question turns on a
    brainwashing switch in his opponent's brain,
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    forcing them to do what he says.
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    If he doesn't want the brainwashing
    switch to turn on, it won't!
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    In the fitness test on the first day of school,
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    Midoriya scored pretty low for the hero course,
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    but even in tests where he didn't use his Quirk,
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    he did better than Shinso.
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    So if they fight normally,
    then Midoriya would win.
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    If he can just overcome Shinso's Brainwashing...
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    Well, either way, this'll end quickly.
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    Young Midoriya!
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    "Ahhhhhhhhhhhh"
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    You can't come here!
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    No! My body's moving on its own...
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    It's like... my head's filled with fog...
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    No!
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    Damn it! Stop!
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    Stop!
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    Even though... Even though Ojiro warned me...
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    Crap!
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    "Waiting Room"
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    Damn it!
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    A Quirk that can control people, huh?
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    Isn't that too strong to beat?
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    Yeah, but you can probably
    avoid if you know about it.
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    I don't remember much
    after I answered his question.
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    I think that's how it works.
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    So if I answer without thinking,
    then I'll lose right away.
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    No, but it's not completely impenetrable.
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    I said I barely remembered
    anything until almost the end, right?
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    When we were running away after
    Shinso stole Tetsutetsu's headband,
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    It looks like I ran into one of
    the horses on Team Tetsutetsu.
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    That's when I snapped out of it.
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    I remember what happened clearly after that.
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    So receiving a shock can get rid of it?
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    It's very likely.
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    Even so, I don't know
    what level of shock you need,
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    and in a one-on-one match, you can't
    count on outside forces like that.
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    Anyway, that's about all I can tell you.
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    Thanks!
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    That was amazing!
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    I'm going to say something selfish...
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    ...but please do your best for me, too.
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    Ojiro...
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    Damn it...
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    This...
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    ...quickly!
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    Even though...
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    ...everyone is counting on me!
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    In a place like this...
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    Like this...!
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    What... is... this?!
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    Mov...
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    You probably don't understand,
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    but even with a Quirk like this,
    I have my own dream.
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    Now, lose for me.
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    Th-This is...!
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    Midoriya's stopped!
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    Midoriya!
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    I'm... I'm so glad!
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    His fingers are...
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    Did he remove the brainwashing
    by making them explode?
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    That's crazy...
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    Why?
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    You shouldn't be able to move freely!
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    What did you do?
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    I'm the one who discharged my fingers.
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    But I wasn't the one who moved them.
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    What happened?
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    People I didn't know came to mind,
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    and for a second, my mind was clear!
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    That was...
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    One For All.
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    Passed on to me like a sacred torch.
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    The people...
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    The presence of the people
    who spun together this power...
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    Did they save me? Is that even possible?
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    What did you do?!
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    Even if I think about it now,
    I won't find the answer.
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    Later... Thinking can come later!
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    He won't answer... Did he figure out my secret?
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    No, he should've heard from
    that monkey from the beginning.
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    All I can do is make him talk again...
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    Say something.
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    You can produce that much
    power just by moving your fingers?
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    I'm jealous.
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    I felt the same way in the past.
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    Thanks to my Quirk,
    I've been behind from the start.
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    Someone who's been blessed like
    you can't understand, can you?
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    I do understand.
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    But, it's true... I've been blessed.
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    Someone like you who was
    born with the ideal Quirk!
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    Someone who can reach your goal!
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    I've been blessed by others!
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    That's why!
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    Say something!
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    I can't...
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    ...lose, either!
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    Is he trying to push me out?
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    You've got to be kidding!
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    You get out!
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    I can't lose...!
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    Shinso is out of bounds!
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    Midoriya advances to round two!
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    "Three Years Ago"
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    "Nabooh City Middle School"
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    Wow, Shinso, your Quirk is Brainwashing?
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    Seriously?
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    That's amazing! I've never heard of that before!
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    I'm so jealous...
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    I can't believe you can control anyone!
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    You can do as much bad stuff as you want!
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    No one'd know it was you.
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    Don't control us, okay?
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    Everyone says that.
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    Of course, if someone else had it, the first thing
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    I'd think is that they'd use it for evil, too.
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    "Criminal"...
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    "It's good for being a villain, huh?"
    I'm used to people insinuating that about me.
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    That's just what the world is like.
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    But you know...
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    But...
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    In the finals, the first person
    to advance to the second round
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    is Izuku Midoriya from Class A!
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    I was so nervous!
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    Turning the tables at the last moment!
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    As expected of Midoriya!
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    He did that shoulder toss
    on you before, too, didn't he?
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    Shut up, Dunce Face.
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    That damn...
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    He was definitely aiming for it!
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    He led him right into it!
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    Using his power on part of
    his body like at the fitness test
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    and the throw from the combat training...
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    Rather than calling it the
    best use of his experience,
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    it's like he's using any experience he
    can to force the flow to change in his favor.
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    "Izuku Midoriya"
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    Yahoo!
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    That was kind of a boring first match,
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    but we should praise them
    both for a bravely fought match.
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    Clap your hands!
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    Someone who's been blessed
    like you can't understand, can you?
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    Someone who can reach your goal!
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    Shinso, why do you want to be a hero?
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    But you know...
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    You can't help the things you long for.
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    I felt the same way before
    I inherited One For All.
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    But...
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    No matter what I say right now...
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    You were really cool, Shinso!
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    Good job!
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    I was really surprised!
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    You're the star of general studies!
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    You put up a great fight against the guy
    who placed first in the obstacle course!
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    Besides--
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    That Quirk would work quite
    well against villains. I wish I had it.
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    U.A.'s not very smart
    if he's in general studies.
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    Well, they've got a ton of people applying,
    so some things just can't be helped.
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    It was the difference in combat experience, huh?
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    Yeah, it ends up making a big difference.
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    What a waste.
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    You hear that, Shinso?
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    You're amazing!
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    Depending on the results, they'll consider
    our transfer into the hero course.
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    Remember that.
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    Even if it didn't work this time,
    I definitely won't give up.
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    I'll get into the hero course, get certified,
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    and I'll definitely become
    a better hero than you guys!
[15:13] ---
    Yeah!
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    He got me!
[15:16] ---
    Even though the match is over, what's he...?
[15:21] ---
    People are usually wary
    when they talk to me, though...
[15:26] ---
    At this rate, someone'll trip you up in no time.
[15:30] ---
    At least...
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    ...don't lose in an unseemly way.
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    Shinso...
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    I won't!
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    "Recovery Girl's Temporary Nurse's Office"
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    Kiss!
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    That should do it.
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    In the match with Shinso,
    I couldn't smile at all.
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    Well, his cries hit close to home for you, huh?
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    But that didn't mean that I could lose.
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    That's what it means
    to aim for number one, right?
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    Poor thing.
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    You put some weird pressure
    on him again, didn't you?
[16:16] ---
    It was necessary! Ouch.
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    Oh yeah, All Might.
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    I had a vision...
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    There were eight or nine people...
    I'm not sure exactly how many...
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    But when it felt like my mind was
    filled with fog from the brainwashing,
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    the vision appeared,
    as if to drive away the fog.
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    It was like I was barely able to move
    just my fingertips for a moment...
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    There was someone with
    eyes like you, too, All Might.
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    Was it... the people who had
    inherited One For All who did it?
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    Scary... What the heck?
[16:56] ---
    What? I thought you'd know about it!
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    No, I also saw it before, in my younger days.
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    It's a clear sign that you've got
    a better grasp on One For All.
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    What does that mean?
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    I think it's like a trace of something
    they left behind in One For All.
[17:14] ---
    It's not something with intent
    that can interfere with you,
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    and you can't interfere with them.
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    In other words, that vision isn't
    what got rid of the brainwashing.
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    It was that when you saw the vision,
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    your strong emotions allowed you to
    overcome Young Shinso's Brainwashing
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    for just long enough
    to move your fingertips, I think.
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    That explanation's not
    satisfying at all, though...
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    Don't get too hung up about it!
[17:40] ---
    More importantly, don't you need
    to go see who you'll fight next?
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    "Recovery Girl's Temporary Nurse's Office"
[17:45] ---
    Thank you both very much!
[17:47] ---
    Welcome.
[17:48] ---
    Goodbye!
[17:53] ---
    You... were there, too, he said.
[17:56] ---
    That's a good thing.
[17:58] ---
    "Player Waiting Room 2"
[18:03] ---
    Midoriya won, huh?
[18:10] ---
    You're in my way.
[18:13] ---
    You're acting disgracefully, Shoto.
[18:19] ---
    If you used the power in your left side,
[18:21] ---
    you would've had an overwhelming victory in the
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    obstacle course and the cavalry battle.
[18:27] ---
    Stop this childish rebellion already.
[18:30] ---
    You have a duty to surpass All Might.
[18:35] ---
    Do you understand?
[18:38] ---
    You're different from your siblings.
[18:39] ---
    You are the greatest masterpiece!
[18:43] ---
    Is that all you can say, bastard?
[18:47] ---
    I will win and advance with just Mom's power.
[18:50] ---
    I won't use your power when I fight.
[18:56] ---
    Even if that works for now,
[18:58] ---
    you'll soon reach the limits of that power.
[19:08] ---
    Oh, Deku!
[19:10] ---
    Good work!
[19:12] ---
    We saved a seat for you!
[19:14] ---
    Thanks.
[19:22] ---
    Thanks for waiting!
[19:25] ---
    Next up is... these guys!
[19:28] ---
    "Shoto Todoroki" "Hanta Sero"
[19:29] ---
    He's good! He's good, but what's
    with that plainness he just can't get rid of?
[19:34] ---
    From the hero course, it's Hanta Sero!
[19:37] ---
    That's mean.
[19:38] ---
    Versus--
[19:39] ---
    Taking second, then first in the prelims!
    You're way too strong, kid!
[19:43] ---
    He wasn't recommended for admission for nothing!
[19:46] ---
    Also from the hero course, it's Shoto Todoroki!
[19:52] ---
    And now, for the second match of the finals--
[19:55] ---
    --Ready... Start!
    --Well, I don't feel like I can win...
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    ...but I don't feel like losing, either!
[20:04] ---
    A surprise attack aimed
    to push his opponent out of bounds!
[20:06] ---
    Don't you think that was the
    best choice for this situation?!
[20:09] ---
    Seriously, get him, Sero!
[20:13] ---
    Sorry.
[20:20] ---
    Wh-What was that?
[20:22] ---
    What's this vibration?
[20:30] ---
    What's that?
[20:45] ---
    Don't...
[20:47] ---
    Don't you think that's a bit much?
[20:50] ---
    Sero, can you move?
[20:53] ---
    O-Of course not...
[20:56] ---
    Ow...
[20:58] ---
    Sero is immobilized!
[21:00] ---
    Todoroki advances to the second round!
[21:09] ---
    D-Don't worry about it...
[21:11] ---
    Don't worry about it!
[21:13] ---
    --Don't worry about it!
    --Don't worry about it!
[21:17] ---
    Don't worry about it!
[21:20] ---
    Sorry, I went overboard.
[21:27] ---
    I was angry.
[21:32] ---
    Under the eyes of the crowd that started
    shouting "Don't worry about it" unprompted
[21:36] ---
    was Todoroki, melting what
    he'd frozen himself with his left hand.
[21:41] ---
    For some reason...
[21:42] ---
    ...he looked very sad to me.
[23:20] ---
    "Preview"
[23:20] ---
    The preview is here!
[23:22] ---
    The U.A. sports festival finals tournament!
[23:24] ---
    The sixteen players in it clash
    with their Quirks and their pride!
[23:28] ---
    There's only a slight difference
    between winning and losing!
[23:30] ---
    Even so--
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    The only ones who can win
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    are those who train diligently every day
[23:35] ---
    and hang on to their dream of becoming a hero!
[23:38] ---
    Do your best, you zygotes!
[23:40] ---
    Next time, "Battle on, Challengers!"
[23:42] ---
    Young Iida is manipulated by a girl
    and is completely humiliated!
[23:46] ---
    "Next time: Battle on, Challengers!"
[23:46] ---
    Go beyond!
[23:47] ---
    Plus Ultra!
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