I, without any personality, become a hero!

"But getting close is also troublesome. I just couldn't get close to Todoroki and got killed in one move."

Another semi-finalist, Oshiro, said that Midoriya Izuku and he were fellow disciples and both had excellent close-combat skills. Todoroki knew this, so he used the same method he used against Oshiro to target Midoriya, which can be said to be a very correct judgment.

The audience was commenting, while the fight between the two on the ring was changing again.

Todoroki Shoto will not repeat the mistake he made before, allowing Midoriya to get close to him. This time, he will launch a full-scale attack on Midoriya Izuku using ice.

Exhausted from constantly dodging, Midoriya not only had no chance of getting close to Todoroki Shoto, but his situation was also becoming increasingly dire.

The freezing effect of the attack did not disappear; instead, it left a large pile of ice barriers on the arena. After several consecutive attacks, Izuku Midoriya had very little room to dodge.

"Now you have nowhere to hide, Midoriya!"

With his left hand pressed against the ground, Todoroki launched an ice pillar that shot up towards Izuku Midoriya. At this moment, Midoriya was surrounded by remaining ice barriers on both sides, making it impossible for him to dodge Todoroki's attack.

"If you can't dodge it... then shatter it!!"

Having anticipated this situation, Izuku Midoriya naturally had a special move to shatter Shoto Todoroki's freezing attack. Akira Hata had once told him about the function of the "King of Storms".

"Little Green Valley, gloves are too small to increase power, but roller skates can! I've tested it... the steel cables in roller skates can cut through rocks!"

Cutting steel wire relies not only on the pressure of the thin surface area of ​​the steel wire, but also on sufficient force.

The "Death Glove" uses a steel wire cutting technique. The steel wire is ejected and rapidly retracts upon contact with the target, splitting the target in two. However, the power generated by the glove is too limited to cut through solid objects such as metal or rock.

"King of Storms" is a steel wire jet device installed using the driving force of roller skates. It generates much more power than gloves and successfully splits rocks in half during equipment testing.

Facing the ice pillar that was about to collide with him, Izuku Midoriya firmly planted his left foot on the ground, raised his right foot and swung out a crescent-shaped kick, simultaneously activating the steel wire of "King of Storms".

"Steel Wire Technique: Cutting"

A split second later, the ice pillar cracked open, revealing a mirror-like cut, and fell in two pieces beside Izuku Midoriya, deflecting the attack with a bang.

"Ah! Was that the move you just made when the guy cut off the Nomu's hand in Universal Studios?!"

Ochako, sitting in the audience, exclaimed in surprise. She remembered clearly the wire cutting technique that Izuku Midoriya had used, because she had been paying attention to Midoriya at the time. When Midoriya rescued All Might, he used a move to cut off both arms and most of the head of the Nomu. She hadn't asked about it since.

Now that Midoriya's technique has cut Todoroki's ice pillar in two, Ochako recalls that Midoriya Izuku once used this technique to severely injure a Nomu.

"That's amazing... but what if this move were used on a person?!"

Yue Shanyou was equally astonished. At the same time, she recalled the news she had heard about the "Butcher Incident," about the brutal criminal being chopped into human sticks... Yue Shanyou trembled. Was Midoriya really that scary?!

"Green Valley..."

After his ice pillar was cut in half, Shoto Todoroki hesitated for a moment before launching several attacks on Midoriya with his feet on the ground. However, unsurprisingly, all of them were neutralized by the steel wire.

Boom, breathing out cold air, was nearing the limit of his physical endurance after using freezing attacks in succession. The previous freezing attacks had been ineffective against Izuku Midoriya and had not caused him any real damage.

"There's no other way... that's about enough!"

"Are they here?!"

Seeing Todoroki Shoto's current state, Midoriya Izuku became extremely vigilant. Todoroki's Quirk was nearing its limit, but it was also the most dangerous time for him.

During the battle between Todoroki Shoto and Ooshiro, Izuku Midoriya gathered information that Todoroki would be cautious when dealing with a troublesome enemy. In the semi-finals, after failing to damage Ooshiro with a ranged freeze, he used his ultimate move in a desperate move.

"Wide-area freezing attack"

The ultimate move used by Todoroki during his duel with Soy Sauce Face was a terrifying attack that instantly killed Sero Hanta. It was a giant iceberg tens of meters high, and it was basically impossible to dodge on the ring. However, using this move would also push Todoroki's physical abilities to the limit.

Ooshiro was also instantly killed by this move, while Midoriya's mobility was similar to Iida Tenya's, and much stronger than Ooshiro's.

Therefore, in the battle between Todoroki and Izuku Midoriya, Todoroki consistently used only ordinary ice attacks against Midoriya, because he couldn't guarantee that his special moves wouldn't hit Midoriya...

If using his special attack, Shoto Todoroki would essentially lose his fighting ability if he failed to eliminate Midoriya.

However, after a series of battles in the arena, Todoroki's body was nearing its limit, so the only option now was that one!

A desperate, all-or-nothing move: "Wide-range freezing attack!"

With a thud, he pressed his left hand to the ground, raised his head to look in Midoriya's direction, and exhaled a cold breath before finally saying:

"Take this, Midoriya!!"

"They're here!!"

In an instant, an iceberg rose from the ground, and Todoroki's signature move reappeared. The entire sports stadium was filled with the cold air currents of Siberia, and the iceberg, tens of meters high, reappeared in front of the audience.

Boom exhaled a cold breath, his whole body shivering from the cold, a large cluster of frost forming on his left side, Boom's freezing personality reaching its absolute limit.

"Did it hit...?"

Within Todoroki's sight was Izuku Midoriya, trapped inside the iceberg. His situation was even worse than Sero Hanta's; he was completely frozen within the ice, utterly motionless...

Chapter 60 The Grand Finals: Breaking the Ice

"Midori-kun!!"

"Midori-kun?!"

The situation on the stage worried both Ochako and Yue Shanyou. A giant iceberg occupied most of the stage, and Midoriya Izuku was frozen inside. The powerful attack undoubtedly succeeded in sealing Midoriya.

"It's a real pity, after all, his opponent is Endeavor's son, and the difference in strength is too great."

"Yeah, after all, even most professional heroes can't withstand a move like that!"

"While 'Steel Wire Reaper' is quite powerful, he himself is just a Quirkless individual who reached this level solely through his equipment."

..........

..................

In the audience, the audience members started chatting amongst themselves, almost collectively saying "Don't worry about it" to comfort Izuku Midoriya.

"Midori-kun... can you still move...?"

Shivering from the cold, Midnight asked about the widespread freezing that had affected her, leaving her covered in frost. As a referee, she needed to be fair and impartial, even though Midnight didn't think Midoriya could still move.

"Midori... I'll release you right away."

Shoto Todoroki, breathing out cold air, was about to melt the iceberg after confirming that Izuku Midoriya was unable to move. After all, being frozen for too long would cause great harm to the body. Just as he was about to act, he heard a voice coming from inside the iceberg.

"Don't worry, I can get out by myself!"

The bottom of the iceberg shattered and splashed, and a figure leaped out from it, falling down with the frozen debris. Midoriya Izuku, his body radiating icy mist, stopped in front of the iceberg with a sidestep.

"What!!?"

"Sorry, I won't lose so easily!"

To Todoroki Shoto's astonished gaze, it was Midoriya Izuku, breathing out icy air. He was covered in ice shards, with large patches of ice on his arms, and he was in poor condition.

"That's incredible! Midoriya was hit head-on by Baku's special attack, and he's still able to move!!"

Mike exclaimed in surprise, and the audience was also incredibly astonished. To be hit head-on by such a powerful attack and still be able to escape and move around, this Midoriya is amazing!

"How could this be! How are you still able to move!?"

"Why is Midoriya still able to move even after taking my special attack?" Shoto Todoroki asked in shock. To his very surprised opponent, Midoriya kindly answered him.

"Sorry, I took advantage of your attack earlier."

"what?!"

Todoroki was once again confused, but at that moment, Midoriya stepped aside and pointed to the location of the iceberg, the place where he had just escaped from.

Following Midoriya's directions, what appeared in Todoroki's eyes was a layer, formed by the ice barrier left over from the attack at the bottom of the giant iceberg.

"Impossible! A wide-area freezing attack shouldn't have any blind spots... Could it be?!"

Todoroki glanced at the frost forming on Izuku Midoriya's arm and realized how Midoriya had managed to protect himself from his ultimate attack.

The situation then returns to the moment when the bomb releases a large-scale freeze:

There was a very high wall of ice around Izuku Midoriya. Because Todoroki had been using ice to attack Midoriya repeatedly, there were many ice blocks left on the arena after he dodged.

Then, Midoriya used a steel wire to cut through the ice pillars that were attacking him, and the ice pillars split off and remained on both sides of him.

When the wide-range freezing attack was released, in addition to the unobstructed straight-line distance between Midoriya and Todoroki, two ice walls had accumulated on both sides of him.

Finally, Hō used all his power to unleash his ultimate move, "Wide-Range Freeze," which swept across half of the arena. In that instant, Hō used his ultimate move.

The "Death Gloves" were activated, instantly forming a dense web of spider silk on both sides of Midoriya's body. At the same time, Midoriya held up his arms to block the attack, and the iceberg came crashing down!

Here we need to explain the principle of Shoto Todoroki's "wide-range freezing". Perhaps because it is not possible to kill in the arena, the giant iceberg released by Todoroki is not an attack method of impact, but an iceberg that is instantly frozen by a strong frost current.

Izuku Midoriya kept this in mind. He had observed the scene of Soy Sauce Face Sero Hanta's failure. He was like someone frozen under an iceberg, with the iceberg forming behind him.

At the same time, the battle with Ooshiro confirmed this information for Midoriya. Ooshiro was also defeated in the same way, and the iceberg was formed behind his back.

In the end, Izuku Midoriya faced Shoto Todoroki. He knew that Todoroki would definitely seize the opportunity to use this terrifying finishing move, so Midoriya kept thinking about how to counter Todoroki's attack.

Izuku Midoriya considered the possibility of dodging, but ultimately rejected it... The attack covered half the ring, making it too difficult for him to dodge. So, the tactic he decided on was...

Tough it out!!

"Large-scale freezing" is an attack caused by the condensation of cold air, so as long as you ensure that your body is not hit by the cold air, you will not freeze. Therefore, Todoroki Shoto's attack gave Midoriya Izuku an opportunity.

Sero Hanta was right when he said that the flat environment of the ring greatly limited Midoriya's performance. He couldn't set up his best steel wire formation, but his opponent Todoroki solved this problem.

Because of his overly cautious nature, he wouldn't use a finishing move right from the start. After several freezing attacks, he left obstacles like ice barriers and ice pillars on the stage, and the base of his web appeared!

At the moment of the attack, Midoriya protected himself with the steel wire mesh, and the ice walls on both sides of him blocked the invasion of the cold air. In the end, Midoriya used his arms to withstand the cold air that penetrated through the gaps in the mesh.

After Todoroki's ultimate technique ended, Midoriya used "King of Storms" to transform, breaking through the ice and revealing himself to the audience, drawing everyone's attention!

"I didn't expect my previous attacks to become your shield. Midoriya, you are truly terrifyingly powerful."

"Don't say that, Todoroki, you haven't even used your full strength yet..."

The two men, Todoroki Shoto and Midoriya Izuku, were staring at each other, both breathing out icy breaths. They were both in roughly the same state.

Shoto Todoroki's Ice Quirk has reached its limit. His body is under tremendous strain, and if he were to use Ice Quirk again, he might collapse first.

Izuku Midoriya took the brunt of Todoroki's fatal blow head-on. Although he managed to escape, he was still chilled by the cold air, and his arms were numb from the cold.

"Hey, Hong, do you mind chatting in the ring? It'll be a way for us to help each other recover."

"What are you trying to say...?"

Shoto Todoroki couldn't refuse Midoriya's suggestion. He had already used his Ice Quirk to its limit, and he couldn't just go and fight one-on-one with his opponent now. He would probably be taken down by Midoriya in less than three seconds.

"Hong, why do you want to become a hero?"

"........."

To Todoroki's question, Shoto Todoroki clenched his fist and remained silent, his eyes revealing a dangerous glint. Seeing that Todoroki didn't respond, Midoriya continued:

"Then I'll go first."

Chapter 61 The Grand Finals: Burning

"I admire All Might very much because of the smile he shows when he saves people. And because of All Might, everyone can smile so happily, so!"

"I, Izuku Midoriya, may be a Quirkless person, but I also want to become a hero and protect everyone's smiles!!"

Upon hearing Midoriya's words, Todoroki Shoto lowered his head in silence... He then realized that the opponent he was fighting, named Midoriya Izuku, had no Quirk and had driven him into a corner solely by his equipment...

"Hey, can you tell me why you want to become a hero? I heard about you from All Might!"

"........."

Todoroki glanced at Midoriya curiously. Did he have any connection with All Might? But that wasn't important. Both of them were covered in frost on the stage, and Todoroki would lose more often than he would win... So he simply chatted with Midoriya for a bit to buy time, waiting for his body to recover before fighting again.

"Todoroki, do you also idolize All Might? Or is it because of your father?!"

The person Midoriya mentioned seemed to have infected Todoroki as well. He looked up at the man in the audience, the hero engulfed in flames, No. 2 Endeavor, who was also Todoroki's father.

"You said you heard about me from Allmat, so you know about marriage based on gender, right?"

"Um....."

When asked about Todoroki's words, Midoriya nodded in confirmation; he had heard the gist of it from All Might.

"That man forced my mother to marry him in order to surpass All Might, resulting in the birth of my older brothers and sisters whose personalities were not perfectly inherited, and ultimately, I was born... He merely treated my mother as a breeding machine!!"

Todoroki's words were cold, but Midoriya heard endless anger in them.

"From childhood, that man has always used me as a tool to surpass All Might. Since he has no hope of becoming number one in his own life, he pins his dreams on me?!"

"In my memory, my mother was always crying when I was a child. Because of that scumbag father, she suffered a lot..."

As he said this, Todoroki placed his left hand on Todoroki's left cheek. There was a noticeable scar on Todoroki's left eye, which led to Todoroki giving him the nickname "Yin Yang Face".