I Failed

Mr. Aizawa activated his Quirk Erasure. For a moment, not a single one of these grunts could use their Quirks.

Then strips of white cloth flew out, binding every one of the enemies. With a fierce yank, he hauled them up and slammed them heavily into the ground.

"Watch out! That guy is Eraser Head—he can erase Quirks just by looking at you!"

"Erase them?" A bizarre-looking monster with four arms charged forward disdainfully. "Can you erase Heteromorphic Quirks like ours too?"

"No." Shota Aizawa snorted coldly. "But against scum like you, close combat is enough!"

Bang!

His fist struck the monster in the stomach. Then the cloth wrapped around its body, and after a savage pull, it too collapsed to the ground in pain.

Under 13's lead, the students began fleeing toward the main entrance. Seeing more and more enemies gathering, Su Lin turned around, ready to support Shota Aizawa.

"What are you doing?" Sensing something was wrong, Izuku Midoriya grabbed her hand. "There are too many enemies. It's too dangerous over there."

"I'm going to save Mr. Aizawa."

Su Lin knew what would happen later. Continuing to flee was pointless. Considering that Yukino had some fighting ability too, he did not mind using those small fry to test his own level while also helping Shota avoid the tragedy that should have happened.

If things really got bad, he could use X-Hair to unleash her Noble Phantasm and blast them apart.

He refused to believe anyone here could withstand a strike from the Nameless Victory Sword.

"Su Lin..."

Izuku Midoriya still failed to hold Yukino back. Watching her rush toward Shota, he prepared to go help as well.

But just then, a mass of purple-black mist suddenly appeared before them.

"Nice to meet you. We are the Villain Alliance. We have come to visit U.A. High School, the heroes' stronghold, to completely destroy the Symbol of Peace, All Might!"

"Damn it." Elsewhere, Shota Aizawa felt a chill run through his heart as he watched Kurogiri teleport away. "In the blink of an eye, I let the most troublesome one get away."

At that very instant, Yukino rushed in from behind and kicked an enemy flying.

"Sensei."

"What are you doing here?" Shota's heart sank. "Why didn't you run away with everyone else?"

"I came to save you."

"Why are you being stupid?" Shota Aizawa snorted, yet he could not bring himself to be angry.

As a teacher, protecting his students was his duty. Yet he had never expected a student to charge into such a dangerous crowd of enemies for him, fighting without regard for her own safety despite her limited strength.

Although X-Hair had displayed formidable close-combat ability during All Might's class, it was not enough to turn the tide. There were simply too many powerful and unpredictable Quirks in this world. Facing so many enemies, one careless mistake could prove fatal.

"Don't worry, Sensei. My Quirk has a trait: while I'm transformed, my main body won't die." Yukino shouted as she charged forward and punched a Heteromorphic creature in the stomach.

"You..."

Tch!

Since she had already rushed over, Shota Aizawa had no choice. He sent out his white cloth and continued battling the enemies around them.

Far from the battlefield, beside the fountain.

"Eraser Head, huh? All Might isn't here, and now all these problems have appeared. You useless lot really are a mob. No matter how many of you there are, it means nothing."

Tomura Shigaraki, a thin figure with no distinctive features at first glance, stood amid several Quirk Users and scratched his neck hard.

A few seconds later, he suddenly lowered his hand, and his tone gradually became calmer.

"Erasing Quirks is pointless. Charging alone into a crowd for a few useless brats... Eraser Head, you made a stupid decision."

At the scene, Shota Aizawa took down at least ten enemies in rapid succession. On Su Lin's side, however, her poor combat skills made her far less efficient. An Enhancement Quirk even grazed her ear, leaving a small cut.

"Damn it. Even these grunts aren't as easy to beat as I imagined."

They were living, breathing people with minds of their own. In a real fight, despite not being at much of a disadvantage physically, she still could not gain much of an upper hand.

"Die."

After kicking one man away, Yukino staggered half a step back. A hand suddenly reached out, grabbed her shoulder, and tore away a piece of her clothing.

Snow-white skin was exposed, marked by several long scratches.

Seeing this, Shota Aizawa charged forward in fury. "Don't hurt my student!"

Bang!

With one blow, he sent the man who had injured Yukino flying, then stood beside her.

"Don't worry about me, Sensei. My body can heal itself."

"Even so, no. I won't allow anyone to hurt my student." Shota Aizawa's eyes reddened. With a flick of both hands, he bound three people at once and smashed them violently together.

The battle was intense and draining.

"Let me think. What happened in the plot afterward?"

Although Su Lin had watched My Hero Academia, it had been too long ago. He only remembered the broad outline and had forgotten far too many details.

Just then, a tall, thin young man in gray clothing suddenly charged toward them.

"Twenty-two seconds... twenty-three seconds..."

With every count, he drew closer to Shota Aizawa.

"Tomura Shigaraki!"

Yukino's expression changed slightly, and she immediately understood what he intended to do.

Shota Aizawa's Quirk could not be used continuously without interruption; it had intervals between uses. Shigaraki, observing from afar, had clearly noticed Shota's cooldown and seized this opening to attack.

"You won't get away with it."

Just as Shota Aizawa failed to react in time and was about to be ambushed, Yukino flashed over, stepped behind the attacker, and threw a fierce punch.

"You..."

Tomura Shigaraki dodged instantly, his expression twisting as he grabbed her arm.

"You're getting in my way."

His immense strength made it impossible for her to break free for the moment.

Seeing Yukino injured, Shota Aizawa furiously unleashed white cloth strips and knocked Tomura Shigaraki flying.

Crack~

A few seconds later, part of Yukino's arm skin, along with her clothing, had cracked apart under Shigaraki's Quirk. Sharp pain radiated from the wound, accompanied by the tingling sensation of cells repairing themselves.

Failure

"You should go run for your life. Don't get in my way." Shota Aizawa knew Su Lin had deliberately taken the enemy's attack to save him. But as a teacher, he did not want to see that happen.

"Heh... hahahaha..." Tomura Shigaraki, lying on the ground, suddenly gave a strange laugh. His voice carried indescribable fury. "Annoying little brat. You had to get in my way even now."

Slowly getting to his feet, his gaze first focused on Yukino before shifting to Shota.

"Your Quirk isn't suited for prolonged battles against multiple opponents, is it? What you excel at, in the end, is only short, decisive battles through surprise attacks. Even so, you charged in head-on. Were you trying to put your students at ease? How cool. How very cool!"

As he spoke, Shigaraki laughed even more wantonly. "What a pity. You really did teach a good student."

Whether it was mockery or praise, Shota Aizawa listened while swiftly disposing of the grunts rushing him. Finally, he stared coldly at Tomura Shigaraki.

"Whoever you are, you'll pay for this today."

"Is that so?" Tomura Shigaraki's voice was mocking. "But unfortunately, I'm not the boss."

"What?"

In an instant, Yukino noticed a massive figure suddenly appear at Shota Aizawa's side.

Nomu—the super weapon specially made to deal with All Might—was a modified monster fused with multiple Quirks. Even someone as powerful as All Might would find it troublesome.

Shota Aizawa turned around, staring in shock at the terrifyingly huge creature before him.

It raised its enormous, thick arm and grabbed viciously downward.

"Oh no."

Su Lin knew that an opponent of this level could no longer be dealt with by ordinary means.

"Saber!"

With an enraged, drawn-out roar, Mysterious Heroine X separated from Yukino's body, swung the Victory Sword, and instantly appeared between Nomu and Shota.

Boom~~~

The instant their arms collided, a terrifying shockwave swept outward.

Shota Aizawa was blown six or seven meters away by the gust. Nearby, Midoriya, Tsuyu, and Minoru Mineta, who had just finished fighting the enemies in the water and were observing from the shore, could not even open their eyes against the wind.

After the billowing dust cleared, everyone saw a petite girl with golden hair and blue clothing standing there. She had blocked Nomu's attack with only one hand.

The massive crater in the ground showed just how immense their strength was. The recoil alone had gouged a huge pit into the solid concrete.

"What incredible strength."

X-Hair felt her hand trembling. Assassin really was not suited to hand-to-hand combat; clashing head-on with a monster on All Might's level was truly difficult.

"Die."

Trying out an Artoria-like roar, power suddenly erupted from between her arms. Then Nomu's huge body was sent flying backward by an even more overwhelming force.

Boom!

The instant it hit the ground, the earth within a dozen meters instantly collapsed.

Tomura Shigaraki fell silent briefly at the sight.

Only several seconds later did Nomu slowly crawl out of the crater as though nothing had happened.

"Tch, Shock Absorption?" X-Hair snorted unhappily.

That was Nomu's Quirk.

If that was the case, she had to unleash an attack beyond the limit of what it could absorb.

"I can only use the sword."

X-Hair swung the weapon in her hand, bent her legs, and flashed before Nomu in an instant. Amid a flurry of slashes, several streaks of blue light flashed past.

Slash—

Nomu's left arm was split in two by the sharp blade.

After attacking, X-Hair immediately leaped back several times, retreating twenty meters away to watch her opponent from afar.

Then, before her eyes, a sticky crimson mass of flesh grew from the severed arm and instantly became a new hand.

"Tch, as expected."

This thing had not only Shock Absorption, but Super Regeneration as well.

"Damn it."

Tomura Shigaraki truly had not expected an ordinary student to be this strong. He scratched his neck fiercely, then after a full ten seconds, suddenly asked Kurogiri, who had appeared beside him:

"Kurogiri, did you take out 13?"

"I have rendered her unable to act. But some of the students who had not been transferred escaped. One of them got away," Kurogiri answered truthfully.

"Huh?"

Shigaraki was clearly stunned again.

The one who escaped was Tenya Iida. His Quirk made him fast, so he was suited to going outside and seeking help from other heroes.

But learning this made Tomura Shigaraki's mood plummet, and his voice grew harsh. "Kurogiri... if you didn't have the ability to teleport, I would've crushed you into powder long ago."

"I'm sorry." Kurogiri hurriedly lowered his head.

After more than ten seconds of silence, Tomura Shigaraki suddenly seemed to come to terms with it and said flatly:

"Forget it."