My Dear Hero

Chapter 23

Using her head to resist the explosion sounded fierce, but the consequences were also quite serious.

After a quick check, the healer gave her a list of "intracranial hemorrhage", "moderate concussion", "tympanic membrane injury" and other professional terms that sounded scary. Fortunately, this was Xiongying. As long as she was still breathing, it was not a big deal. After hearing the healer's evaluation that she could rest for a while, Bao Hao put her on the bed and went out to prepare for his third round of the competition.

Setsuna, who had received treatment, was forced to rest with a bandage on her head. Since she had already lost, her first round of the Sports Festival was destined to end in the quarterfinals. It was not that she did not feel aggrieved, but there was no other benefit for her to jump out at this time. She might as well take a rest.

Besides, Sunny Day and Erlang, who were in the quarterfinals, were worried that she would be bored, so they took turns to accompany her and retell her the situation on the field. In addition, the healer was very knowledgeable, so they started a serious tactical discussion. In the middle of the discussion, Worrying Heart came to show her face. When she saw that the room was full of girls, she felt a little uncomfortable and left after a short while.

The harmonious and happy time ended when Midaya, who had finished the second round and won the quarterfinals, came to visit her with the list of the quarterfinals: Takeshi VS Treading in the Shadows, Bombardment Scorch VS Midaya Dehisa.

This time, Setsuna could not sit still.

The quarterfinals of the first grade were all her classmates, and three of them were very important to her, no matter how she thought about it.

Setsuna, Erlang, and Sunny Day, the three girls together pestered the healer for a long time. Finally, the healer gave in. After another check, the healer told them to "not do strenuous exercise" and let them go helplessly.

Only Midaya Dehisa, who knew how ruthless Tyrant was, was still worried about Setsuna's health. However, his opinion didn't matter when he was surrounded by a group of girls.

The group of people majestically returned to the stands. As expected, there was another round of condolences. Moreover, compared to the self-harm incident in the first round, the injury in the second round was reasonable and made people's blood boil. At this point in the battle, no one would spoil the fun by talking about gender issues and gentlemanly demeanor.

Setsuna was showered with praises. She was praised to the point that even she felt guilty. She sat between Erlang and Sunny Day and patted her hot cheeks.

In order to take care of the stamina of Midaya, who was the finale of the second round, the final two matches were started by Bao Hao and Chang An.

Although both of them were among the best in class, the restraint in their personalities was always an insurmountable hurdle. This was especially true for the freshmen who had just entered the school. Their strength was really tyrannical when they performed well, but once their weakness was stepped on, they would be defeated like a landslide.

Chang An struggled on the field for more than ten minutes with a dark shadow that was afraid of the light. In the end, he was defeated.

However, he was naturally restrained. Even though he lost, it was an honorable defeat. Moreover, Bao Hao, who also understood this, didn't seem too happy about winning. It was obvious that a battle maniac like him couldn't wait to fight Midaya and Bao Hao in the remaining two rounds. Now that he had the advantage of being restrained, of course he wasn't happy.

The audience gave both sides a round of applause out of courtesy, and this page was passed over peacefully.

Bao Hao's figure had long disappeared from the stands. Midaya took a deep breath and walked towards the contestant's lounge. In less than two minutes, Bao Hao came back from the same direction. He didn't have much of a reaction when he saw Setsuna with a bandage on her head. He sat in the front row silently, his eyes fixed on the field as if he was the one who was going to compete.

(But it's not wrong to say that. After all, the winner of this round will be his opponent in the next round …)

With this thought in mind, Setsuna shifted her gaze back to the field and prepared to calm down to watch the match. Suddenly, a question flew over from the front row.

"Who do you think will win, trash?"

She didn't need to raise her head to know who it was. Setsuna ground her teeth. She really didn't want to be called that. However, it was rare that the other party's voice didn't have a trace of anger. The back of the chair was especially tense. Was he … nervous?

This phrase had nothing to do with Takeshi.

She deliberated for a moment. Mainly, she wondered if she should sacrifice her dignity to appease someone she did not like. Although it was a heroic act, she was not happy about it. Then, under Erlang and Sunny Day's astonished gazes, she replied in an unbelievably calm tone.

"It's too early to judge, scum."

It was indeed too early.

Not to mention Cha Na, even the experienced professional heroes did not expect the semi-finals to reach the level of the finals. The moment the Seal of Scorching Flame was lifted, Andwa shouted, "Scorching Flame Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!"

With that as the starting point, the audience cheered until their throats almost went hoarse when the two punched each other in the arena.

Setsuna couldn't hold back either. She forgot all the warnings about not doing strenuous exercise. She didn't even know whose name she was shouting, but she did shout it out. The feeling was so good that she felt honored even if she wasn't in the arena.

She had always thought that she was not a competitive person, and she even somewhat hated excessive destructive power. However, at this moment, she wholeheartedly discovered the fascinating charm from the destroyed concrete slabs. That was the meaning of the inheritance and evolution of all species since ancient times. It was the most basic thing that was sleeping in the genes of human beings.

"The winner — Year One Hero Group A Bombardment Scorch!!!"

After all, a competition was a competition. The winner had to be announced. But apart from the professional heroes who came to find the newcomers and had enough calmness to think about it, most of the audience's attention was on the competition itself.

The cement teachers in the arena hurriedly repaired the arena. The enthusiasm in the stands did not subside for a long time. After the initial excitement, Setsuna felt a little dizzy. She quietly avoided the enthusiastic crowd and hid behind the stands to breathe some fresh air.

Then, she happened to bump into the new finalist who came out of the players' tunnel.

The new finalist was still a little dazed. Perhaps he had not recovered from the violent emotional fluctuations in the arena. Even Setsuna did not choose to provoke him at this time. She politely smiled and said, "Congratulations, Bang King."

"… Well, thank you."

The new finalist was a few seconds late. A pair of different-colored eyes gradually slid down from the clouds in the sky and landed on her face. He hesitated for a moment and asked a question that seemed to be unrelated to the current situation.

"Chisaki, you used to be in the same junior high school as Midaya?"

Setsuna was startled. Although she did not know why he asked, she still nodded obediently. "Yes …" It was not a secret anyway. She was not the lively type who would take the initiative to mingle with boys. The only person of the opposite sex in the class who had a particularly good relationship with her was Midaya Dehisa. After a while, their relationship as junior high school classmates was thoroughly exposed in the class.

"Also, Bang King too?" Boom asked again.

"Hmm?

Hmm. "After all, those two were youths, and the class knew everything that should be known.

"It's like that."

Boom said softly. He glanced to the side with a very strange expression on his face. He pursed his lips as if he had seen something that warmed his heart. "It feels … really good."

"… Eh?"

Even the dizzy Setsuna was startled awake.

Although she did not know what Bombardment Scorch had imagined without permission, the three years in junior high school were not good memories for her. Moreover, most of the time, she and Midaya and Bang King were like strangers. Even if she put a hundred layers of filters in her memory, at most, they were just ordinary classmates. But have you ever seen a classmate who would hit the opponent's head with every move?

However, it was impossible for Boom to know the situation. Setsuna did not want to casually say too much to him, so she changed the topic. "The finals will be Bang King versus Bang King, right? Do your best, I will support Bang King."

If she was between Midaya and Boom, then between Bang King and Boom, the balance was leaning towards Boom. But obviously, the person who was being supported did not think so.

"Support me?"

He said in surprise.

If possible, Setsuna really wanted to pry open his brain to see what kind of soft light special effects he had added to their junior high school careers. But this was destined to be a thought, so she could only raise her hand and point at the bandage on her head. With a serious face, she said, "My injury has not healed yet."

Boom laughed. After laughing, he felt a little embarrassed. He raised his hand to his lips and made a fist, coughing lightly.

"Okay."