Teams were decided immediatly but Alastor was ok with his three-man team. Shinso for close encounters, Mei for support, and ariel movements when needed. And Alastor as the deterrent and lure.
"Most of the other teams are going to come straight for us, not realizing that they could take this time to gather points from other teams who are focused on us."
Alastor explained calmly as he scanned the arena while the spectators went to get food and other things.
"Put these on, both of you. They are aerial maneuvering boots that will pair with my jet pack, with calibrated maneuvers to avoid collisions."
Mei basically commanded, but Alastor did not mind finding that the boots fit snugly althoug Shinso had some pain to push through.
"Thanks, Hatsume, now we don't need to worry about people targeting us. Shinso can use his quirk to get reactions from them and have them turn on eachother. Hatsume, if anybody gets close, use the jet pack and get us out of the way. I'll deal with them then."
Alastor laid out the game plan with a smirk as he stretched, letting his defined shoulders pop as he rotated them a full 360 degrees before letting them spin back to their original position.
"Thats still freaky as hell."
Shinso noted, and Alastor smiled at him before turning as the match was about to begin.
"THANK YOU ALL FOR WAITING! IT IS NOW TIME FOR OUR CAVERY BATTLE! WILL THE DARK KNIGHTS OF THE GENERAL COURSE PULL THROUGH, OR WILL THEY CRUMBLE UNDER THE MIGHT OF THE HERO COURSE! LETS BEGIN! 3, 2, 1. BEGIN!"
Immediately, we were surrounded as we hadn't moved from the center of the stage. Shinso seemed nervous, and Mei looked excited. So was Alastor.
In a moment pillers of ice and a ball of rage were launching forward towards the team.
"DEKUUUUUU!!!!"
Alastor remained calm as he stomped lightly and, countering the ice spikes of shadow that erupted underneath the ice, destroyed them before dispersing into the ground.
"Shinso, take care of the dog."
Alastor ordered before turning away with Mei on his shoulders and Shinso looking excited. Turning around, Shinso raised a hand with a cocky smirk that just pissed Bakugo off more… And flipped him the bird.
Bakugo visibly twitched as Shinso smiled a familiar smile that one underground hero tensed at. Shinso then reached into the air, and it was like he was grabbing something out of nothing. Then yanked. Bakugo could only watch in horror as the ground suddenly rushed up to meet him after his quirk stopped working and he was yanked to the ground.
Shinso went to smirk, but was cut off by a yawn as his eyes dropped.
"Shinso! Let's go!"
Alastor called out, and Shinso grumbled while rolling out of the way of a tongue.
Shinso clasped hands with Shinso just in time as Mei launched them up into the air, as a pair of giant hands swiped at where they were previously. Alastor grinned at the chaos that emerged around them, the roar of the crowd. No risk, no hidden motives, just the will to win.
' Too bad they have to fight me.'
From the position below them, a team made of 1b students looked up in annoyance, shadowed by their forms in the sky. That was their first mistake.
Small spindly hands emerged from off their bodies, and the ground around them caused them to cry out in shock as Shadow gremlins emerged, snatching at headbands and nipping at heels.
Before much could be done, however, ice spread around the feet of 1B, then was launched upward on a pillar of ice.
"Hatsume!"
Alastor called, but the boots they had on engaged immediatly and they were pushed away from danger.
"MWAHAHAHA! Never think such frivolous tactics could surprise the great Hatsume! My babies will change the world."
Mei excitedly vibrated on Alastor's shoulders, and Alastor had to focus on the match rather than the pair of thighs on either side of his head.
But before they could react, the boots activated again just in time to avoid a hail of purple balls coming from a tall student hiding his riders with his arms.
"Hatsume disengage the jetpack!"
Alastor figured that Mei would at least question why, but nope. They all immediately had their lungs in their throats. Alastor shifted quickly, tossing Mei and Shinso into the air with quite a lot of cursing coming from the tired Shinso. Landing with a crack in the ground right in front of a very surprised tall student, where the balls had come from. Tendrils of shadow emerged from his arms as he spun, tripping the boy and the people trying to sneak up on him. A single shadow gremlin rushed forward into the students' armed fortress and emerged a moment later with a headband as Alastor caught Shinso and Mei with shadows, and the Gremlin placed the band on Mei's head.
And all of this happened in a moment, causing the crowd to erupt in cheers.
The tall tentacle boy looked almost dumbfounded at the apparent ease with which Alastor had accomplished the task, but he was already on the move. Shinso had been dropped after a moment and running at the would be suprise attackers and getting their headbands with a few quick jabs and scathing remarks that left opponents limp like dolls. But the moment the headbands were handed to Alastor Shinso stumbled, and Alastor tossed him his mask.
"Your job's done, good work."
Alastor hadn't meant it in a meaningful way, just acknowledging the work Shinso had put in. But Shinso seemed to smile anyway as he made his way off the stage, stumbling like he was sleepwalking.
"Just us now, Hatsume, any other nifty tricks?"
"A RAILGUN OF SYRUP!!"
Alastor looked up genuinly confused, until Mei actually pulled out the gun from her bag, and Alastor just laughed.
"YES! Lets show them who they are dealing with!"
Alastor's grin widened to match Mei's, and they turned at the approaching teams, tendrils of shadow rising up around Alastor and mini shadow minions with Mei on his shoulders charging the railgun. For a moment, they looked almost ethereal. Then Sero got knocked out by a syrup beam to the face.
The last few minutes of the match consisted of people tripping over shadows and being launched off the ground by syrup. No idea why she has it, how she fuels it, but she has it. The stands were in uproar with laughter and excitement. Present Mic was just constantly screaming about the food cost while Aizawa was just jealous of Shinso, who had his mask off and was getting some much-needed sleep. His quirk had evolved to the point where a reaction of any kind could be used to control the person like they were a doll but the issue was that Shinso could no longer sleep, and with energy being the fuel for this, it was a big risk to use his quirk more than a few times until his stamina had improved.
"AND THAT IS THE BELL!!! IT'S THE SHEBOB ITS THE FINAL WHISTEL ITS THE ALL OR NOTHING!!! WE HAVE OUR WINNERS!!!! TEAM MIDORIYA TAKES THE WIN WHILE KEEPING THE 10 MILLION HEADBAND!! THIS IS A FIRST IN UA HISTORY. A GENERAL COURSE STUDENT HAS WON THE FIRST TWO EVENTS!!!"
Present mic seemed to be losing his shit from what Alastor could tell. He, however, was in a predicament named Mei. She had immediately started tinkering with another gadget right on top of his head, and she kept rubbing against his ears. It felt very good and was terrible for his persona. So two tendrils of shadow lifted her up and gently deposited her on a bench while he turned away to prepare for the 1v1s. So he wasn't able to see the subtl pout on her face as he left.
Alastor was in his resting room when the announcement was made.
"THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE!! WE HAVE THE FIRST MATCHUP FOR THE 1V1S! IZUKU MIDORIYA VS IBARA SHIZAKI!"
Both the IDs of the students were displayed with the vine-haired girl in a prayer position.
'Now this will be interesting, a follower of god vs a demon of hell… this is going to be fun.'
They were given a few minutes to prepare and rest, and the whole class 1B was forced to listen to Monoma going on about 1 B's superiority. Ibara was simply praying for guidance and help so that she may win, but if she should be defeated, it should be by the design of god.
Alastor sat in his prep room quietly humming as memories of his past life flashed. His death by angels, Emily, and his murders. They were the foundations of what he was today. And he should treat this girl with respect…. but that wouldn't stop him from having some fun.