Yuto Arrives

Under the dark sky, Yuto stepped out of the forest with a sword in hand.

One Sword Style.

The blade flashed.

Sword Skill: Thirty-Six Pound Phoenix.

A blue flying slash shot across the battlefield like cannon fire.

Muscular saw him and smiled.

"Well, well. Yuto Kanzaki. You finally came."

Muscle fibers swelled around his arm, wrapping it into a massive red fist. He raised it and punched straight into the flying slash.

BOOM!

The impact kicked up a cloud of dust. The slash burst apart into blue sparks, but the shockwave forced Muscular back more than a dozen steps before he steadied himself.

Yuto rested the blade at his side.

"Is that all you've got, Muscular?"

Muscular panted once, then grinned wider.

"Interesting. Now this is the fight I came for."

The two faced each other across the ruined ground.

Yaoyorozu and Mandalay both let out the breath they had been holding.

"Yuto," Yaoyorozu said, "he's strong."

Mandalay added quickly, "S-rank criminal Muscular. His Quirk is Muscle Augmentation. He's been wanted for years, and he has killed many Pro Heroes."

Mineta trembled as he arrived with the others. "I've seen him on TV. He's an internationally wanted criminal. A real monster."

Kirishima's fists tightened. "So that's Muscular."

Tsuyu looked toward Mandalay. "He killed Water Hose, didn't he?"

Mandalay's face tightened with pain.

Class 1-A knew what this fight meant. Yuto had arrived, but none of them forgot what they had just seen. Muscular had broken their combined attack with one punch.

Could Yuto win?

Yuto's gaze did not move.

"As Quake, I swear it. I'll win this fight. Trust me."

As he spoke, he entered Three Sword Style.

Muscular's red eyes locked on him.

"Quake, huh? That's the hero name you used when you beat Stain?"

He laughed.

"But I'm not Stain. I'm much stronger than he was. Stain killed for belief. He killed to change society."

His smile turned savage.

"I kill because I want to. Every one of you is going to die."

His Quirk activated again.

Red muscle fibers spread across his entire body and swelled outward. His frame grew larger, turning him into a four-meter wall of exposed muscle. The fibers layered over him like armor.

"Come on, Yuto! They say you're the kid All Might is backing. Show me how strong you are!"

Muscular moved first.

He shot forward like a red bolt, faster and heavier than before. Dust burst beneath his feet.

Class 1-A tensed.

Muscular at full power.

Could Yuto stop him?

Yuto, however, looked almost calm.

He had already chosen his tactic.

Everything was ready.

The battle began.

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