Hey!
Deku has a Quirk, right?
You saw that extraordinary strength, didn't you?
Did he dare trick me?!
That damn nerd!
He's a piece of work,
but his goal, his confidence, his physical strength, and his Quirk
are way more amazing than mine.
But that's why right now...
...I don't want... to lose...
Now, let's start the indoor person-to-person combat training with Team A and Team D!
Come Deku, don't dodge.
I won't do so much damage that this fight gets stopped, but I'm gonna get close!
Wow, he's like a martial arts master!
What's with this guy?
Did he read my moves?
My "Deku" isn't always going to mean "useless"!
Kacchan,
my "Deku" means "You can do it!"
5 a.m. and I hold my breath like the quiet is sinking into the air
Biting my nails on the emergency stairs
Which will tomorrow be?
The day has come
The night that will never end
The rain that will never stop
They exist in this good-for-nothing world
Isn't it a little strange?
I doze off and can't stay standing
It's not like I'm blaming you
Playing alone in a daydream
Will you even be embarrassed of what you imagine there?
Getting entangled in a maze, a maze
Will you say you will go even then?
The sound of the starting bell played by the small traveler
Don't know, don't know where you're going
Aren't you actually scared?
Each step you take is changing
The day has come
Because Kacchan and I lived in the same neighborhood,
we've known each other since we were little.
"No Trespassing" "You can't go in there!"
Let's go kill the enemy!
Okay!
O-Okay...!
He was the type who could do anything he tried his hand at,
a rascal who led the group of neighborhood kids.
Good or bad, Kacchan was full of confidence,
and I thought he was so cool.
But...
...after his Quirk manifested,
it accelerated him down the wrong path.
Even though you're scared...
That's what I hate about you!
All men are not created equal.
This was the reality I learned about society at the young age of four.
"Episode 7: Deku vs. Kacchan"
Hey, Bakugo!
Give me your status!
What happened?
Just shut up and defend.
I'm really angry right now!
I'm not asking about how you feel!
Hey!
He hung up...
Going off on his own like that...
What is wrong with him?!
Jeez!
What was Bakugo saying?
Can't tell with just the cameras in a fixed position and no sound.
He's talking to his partner over the small wireless radio.
You can bring that plus the building's floor plan,
and this capture tape!
Once you wrap this around your opponent,
it shows that you've captured them.
The time limit is 15 minutes,
and the heroes don't know where the nuclear weapon is located, right?
Yes!
The heroes are clearly at a disadvantage here!
Heroes should be able to turn the tables on whatever predicament they're in.
Besides, didn't Mr. Aizawa tell you, too?
You know--
Here we go--
Plus Ultra!
Monsieur, Bakugo is--
Uraraka, go!
Looking away? You must be sure of yourself.
The capture tape--?!
"Hero Analysis for the Future"
Hero notebook number 10, page 18!
I'm glad I got to see Eraser Head's moves in person!
What's next?
If it's Kacchan, he'll be impatient
and swing with his right again!
I was right!
That guy's amazing!
He's not even using his Quirk
fighting against the guy who finished first in the entrance exam!
He was always good at reacting quickly in a crisis.
He spent years writing his notes and internalizing them.
That fanboy knowledge is now paying off
as it propels him forward.
He kicked first this time to keep me from predicting his moves.
He's being cautious now.
Come back here, Deku!
I can't get close to him as easily anymore.
I need a plan.
Hey! You tricked me, didn't you?!
Was it fun tricking me all this time?!
Huh?! You've got a flashy Quirk there, don't you?!
Try and get me with it!
'Cause I'm better than you!
He seems real angry. It's scary!
I had heard from Young Midoriya that Young Bakugo is a mass of pride,
but that mass has gotten too big.
He completely ignored Uraraka and shot at me.
I knew it.
If they were going to send an advance guard,
it would've been better to send Iida, who has more mobility,
and I'm sure Kacchan knows that.
That probably means he's running wild on his own,
and the two of them aren't working together.
In the first place, our chances of winning are lowest
if we have a head-to-head battle with those two.
"Current Location" "Villain Hideout"
If Uraraka and I both went to the hideout, that's what would happen,
and even if the two of us stayed here to fight Kacchan,
we're in danger of running out of time.
This is fine.
All that's left is for Uraraka to find the weapon and Iida,
and then I'll head over for a 2-on-1 fight.
That's how we can win.
That's assuming I can beat Kacchan, though.
It's fine.
As long as I'm careful of his palms, I can do this.
Where are you?!
You damn nerd!
And I forgot to tell you, Kacchan--
You're Quirkless!
How can you even stand in the same ring as me?
It's not like I'm trying to compete with you or anything!
Believe me!
I take back everything I said!
That's why...
I'm going...!
My "Deku" means "You can do it!"
He's just a pebble!
Wow, Kacchan!
This is easy!
Ow!
Izuku, you really can't do anything, can you?
"Izuku (Deku) Midoriya"
You can read the characters for "Izuku" as "Deku," you know.
Kacchan, you can read?
You can't?
And "Deku" means someone who can't do anything!
Really?
Stop that...
Why don't you know?
Kacchan, how many times did yours skip?
Seven!
Wow!
That's Kacchan for ya!
What about you, Deku?
Z-Zero times...
Why can't you do it?
Wow!
Lucky!
That's so cool!
Wow, that's an amazing Quirk!
It really is!
It's a flashy Quirk just right for a hero. Right, Katsuki?
Oh, I see! I'm amazing!
No one is as amazing as I am!
You're so lucky, Kacchan.
Your Quirk's so cool!
I hope I get mine soon, too.
No matter what Quirk you get, you'll never beat me.
He's just a pebble!
Hey, did you hear?
Deku doesn't have a Quirk.
What? Really?
Yeah, it's called being "Quirkless."
That's so lame.
Too bad for him.
He's so weird!
Don't worry about it, Izuku.
You're the least amazing, Deku.
♪ Forward march, members of the Bakugo Hero Agency! ♪
Kacchan!
Hey, are you okay?
He's fine. Kacchan's real strong!
See?
I was fine!
Hurry up and get back up here!
'Kay, no problem!
Nothing was wrong!
Are you all right? Can you stand?
It would've been bad if you hit your head.
Don't look at me with that face!
You looked like you were asking for help...
Stop it...!
I'm...
I'm better than him!
Found it.
Now I just have to tell Deku and hide until he gets here.
Bakugo is a natural at being bad, but that fits this training perfectly.
Then I must also devote myself to being a villain.
That's right.
This is another trial to turn me into a man who will not bring shame to the Iida family.
Become a villain!
Be dyed with evil in order to become a hero!
I am...
...extremely evil!
He's taking this so seriously!
Have you arrived, Uraraka?
I knew that you would come here alone the instant Bakugo ran off by himself.
Your Quirk allows you to make the objects you touch float.
That is why I put away all the things on this floor before you arrived.
Now you cannot play your little tricks!
You have blundered, hero!
He's starting to look... like a villain...!
Deku!
Uraraka! How's it going?
Iida found me. Sorry!
--I'm evil! --Right now, he's slowly...
Where are you?
The middle of the fifth floor.
Almost directly above!
We probably don't have much time left, either.
If we run out of time, our opponents win!
I can't...
I can't lose this fight!
They're loaded.
Kacchan.
Why won't you use your Quirk?
Are you saying you can win even if you don't use it?
Are you underestimating me, Deku?
I have no choice but to do it.
I can do it. I can!
I'm not scared of you anymore!
With your stalking, you probably already know,
but my Quirk, Explosion,
lets me secrete nitroglycerin-like sweat from the sweat glands on the palm of my hand
and make it explode.
If they made this the way I asked,
then these gauntlets will store the nitroglycerin inside them, and...
Don't tell me that's...
Young Bakugo, STOP!
Are you trying to kill him?!
If I don't hit him, he won't die!
This is supposed to be a class!
Young man!
Young Midoriya!
Is that... even allowed...?
Wow...
The more that's stored in these gauntlets, the stronger the blast.
Come on, use your Quirk, Deku...
I'll force you to surrender even if you're at full strength.
Bakugo, answer me!
Did you do that? What in the world did you do?
--This is my chance! --Explain yourself!
If we retrieve the weapon, we'll win!
I won't let you, hero!
We need to touch the weapon itself for it to count as being retrieved.
Can she make herself float now, too?
Release!
It's a special move that's hard on my body!
Your Quirk is not a threat if you cannot touch anything.
I'll hold out until time runs out!
Deku's trying so hard, though!
Hey, hey, what's wrong, Deku?
I didn't hit you, so you can still move, can't you?
Come and get me!
The explosion shot out.
He had his costume made so that his Quirk would work even for long distances.
Uraraka, what's the situation?
Deku!
Ignoring me again?
I can't believe him!
Sir, you should stop them!
That Bakugo's really crazy!
He's gonna kill him!
No...
I won't do so much damage that this fight gets stopped, but I'm gonna get close!
If I don't hit him, he won't die!
Strangely enough, part of him is still sane.
I don't know if it's small-minded or what,
but anyway...
Young Bakugo, the next time you use that, I'll stop the fight, and your team will lose.
Huh?
To attack on such a large scale inside
is inviting the destruction of the stronghold you should be protecting.
That is a foolish plan for both heroes and villains!
You will lose a lot of points for it!
As a teacher, I should stop this.
However...
Go to the pillar by the windows!
--Over and out! --Fine, then!
Let's fight it out with our fists!
It's no good. I can't dodge it!
A counterattack...
Watch the timing...
Now!
What was that just now?
He doesn't look like the type to think,
but he's more subtle than I expected.
What do you mean?
He changed his course in a blast that doubled as a smoke screen
and then did it again immediately.
Getting in a clean hit while fighting against inertia
requires fine lateral adjustments to the power of the explosions.
He's too talented... Too talented... Ugh...
Look, here I come!
It's your favorite right swing!
Deku!
You are...
...below me!
He's not going to give me a chance to think.
I couldn't do it after all...
He's too strong...
I have no choice but to use it...
This is a lynching!
He can capture him for this exercise by just wrapping the tape around him!
Those are not the actions of a hero.
I thought Midoriya was pretty amazing, too,
but in terms of combat power, Bakugo is definitely a ball of natural instincts.
I should stop them.
But...
I don't want to stop them, for his sake!
He's running away?
That's not something a man should do,
but he has no choice.
But something's strange...
Why...?
Why won't you use your Quirk?
Are you underestimating me?!
No...
You've been like this ever since we were kids...
Have you been underestimating me like that since then, you bastard?!
That's not it...
You're...
You're an amazing person, so that's why I want to beat you!
I want to win and surpass you, you idiot!
Don't look at me like that!
You damn nerd!
These are the first passionate emotions he's shown other than "I want to be a hero!"
I'm sure this is necessary for you to arrive at the future you're looking at.
Detroit...
I said, this looks bad! Sir!
Both of you, sto--
Let's go, Uraraka!
Okay!
There's still no way I can beat you one-on-one...
But--
...Smash!
What the--?
Sorry, Iida!
Improvised special move--
Comet Home Run!
You call that a home run?!
Release!
Retrieved!
No...! The weapon...!
The weapon...! The weapon...! The weapon...!
That's what...
From the start, you were...
You are underestimating me, aren't you?!
I wasn't... going to use it...
Because I can't use it...
Because my body can't handle the impact...
Mr. Aizawa said so, too...
But...
...this was all...
...I could think of...
Hero...
Hero team...
...wins!
Between my mediocre self and the world that surrounds me
I form an image and grab on, but it's still so far away
I awoke from a dream where however often I got close, I slipped farther away
A city brimming with glimpses of dawn is speaking in whispers
Trembling, I'm searching the darkness for the meaning of life
Between my mediocre self and the world that surrounds me
I form an image and grab on, but it's still so far away
What must I discard in order to finally arrive there?
Again and again, I try crying out
But all I end up being is myself
Whether in dreams or in reality
I know I can get past this
It doesn't matter if I stumble
It doesn't matter if I cry
Because someday, everything
Will come up roses
"Next time"
You kids still have a lot of room to grow!
This is just the beginning!
Next time, "Bakugo's Start Line"!
Young Bakugo will get all teary-eyed!
Go beyond!
"Next time: Bakugo's Start Line"