After a talk with a couple of his girls, the match ups are set up!

"You two okay?" Izuku asked Tooru and Tsuyu as he approached them shortly after his talk with Todoroki, and they turned.

"Yeah, we're just a bit bummed that we couldn't move on," Tsuyu replied, shrugging. "...I shouldn't have let that damn pervert talk me into teaming up with him, ribbit. Sorry, Izuku."

"Hey, I'm not going to hold it against you. Heroes often work with those they don't like, and I respect your willingness to do so, especially since the plan was actually good. Setsuna was the one who decided to punish you for it, not me," Izuku tried to smile, but the weight of the previous conversation was making that difficult.

"...Izuku? You okay?" Tooru asked, and he blinked.

"Hmm? Oh, yeah, it's just..." he trailed off, his expression darkening. "I just learned something infuriating. And no, I don't want to talk about it. It's not my story to tell anyway..."

They glanced at each other, and shrugged. "Well, you better get down to the Arena, ribbit," Tsuyu replied, and Tooru also gave him a thumbs up.

"You've done great today, I trust that you'll go all the way!" Tooru grinned at Izuku, which brightened his mood considerably. They both kissed his cheeks simultaneously, and with a faint blush, he headed back down to the arena.

...

Midnight stood on the podium and explained the rules of the third round, and that they were determining the initial brackets randomly. Izuku noticed Setsuna give Momo an amused look at that, but ignored it for the most part. "And without further ado, let's show the brackets as decided!" Midnight declared, and pointed to a large TV screen, which immediately displayed the brackets, and Izuku gazed at the board.

Match 1: Denki Kaminari vs. Hitoshi Shinso.

Match 2: Itsuka Kendo vs. Izuku Midoriya.

Match 3: Setsuna Tokage vs. Eijiro Kirishima.

Match 4: Ochaco Uraraka vs. Reiko Yanagi.

Match 5: Momo Yaoyorozu vs. Katsuki Bakugo.

Match 6: Shoto Todoroki vs. Mina Ashido.

Match 7: Tenya Iida vs. Mei Hatsume.

Match 8: Hanta Sero vs. Fumikage Tokoyami.