The so-called headquarters... is an office building???
Uraraka Shige stood on the street in front of an office building. Although the street was wide, there were few pedestrians around. This was because this seemingly ordinary office building was actually the headquarters of a well-known local yakuza gang in Kyoto.
"... Is this what they call the base?"
That's right, this criminal gang is one of the major forces that have made 'AFO' the uncrowned king.
Most of the members were people who had heard about 'AFO's' deeds and voluntarily came to follow him.
Some of them have outstanding 'Quirk', so they are summoned by 'AFO' every now and then, and eventually either become part of 'AFO's' power or join various forces under 'AFO's' command.
Among these people, there are naturally 'spies' planted by other forces, and some who have impure motives and are just relying on their outstanding 'Quirk'. The final fate of these people is usually to lose their 'Quirk' and face death, or a life worse than death.
The 'Quirk' they lose will be used by 'AFO' to bestow it upon other Quirk who are more loyal to him.
As for the unusual...
They will have their 'Quirk' stolen by 'AFO', or they may be appreciated by 'AFO' in some way because of their pure evil, and be controlled by 'AFO' to continue serving him.
Of course, in reality, these are only a minority. Among those who voluntarily follow 'AFO', the majority are those whose 'Quirk' are not outstanding, or even 'Quirk', or whose 'Quirk' are more negative or more harmful than beneficial.
After all, these guys make up the majority of the population in this society.
However, in any case, those things about this criminal gang are basically in the past. The current criminal gang is no longer living as comfortably as before, nor can they do whatever they want as they used to.
Ultimately, it all comes down to the appearance of All Might.
He transformed himself into a role model, a Symbol of Justice, and thanks to this, more and more people in society have awakened to the will of a hero.
And the profession of 'hero' has gradually become more and more popular.
It could even be said that All Might's appearance and rise have begun to gradually usher in a new era, an era belonging to All Might... provided that he defeats the last 'enemy' blocking his path, namely 'AFO'.
Uraraka Shige to this place precisely to rewrite the ending, in which All Might was also seriously injured when this incident occurred.
"Call..."
Uraraka Shige breath and then stepped into the office building.
Although his goal was to change the ending of All Might's serious injury in the original story, in order to repay All Might's life-saving grace and to eradicate the obsession that had gradually formed in his heart due to this life-saving grace.
But things can't be accomplished overnight.
Therefore, Uraraka Shige's first task was to do as the hook-nosed, gloomy-faced "enemy" had instructed, to complete the tasks the "enemy" wanted him to do, and to use this opportunity to begin recruiting external supporters who could participate in the battle between All Might and "AFO," and to find an opportunity to infiltrate "AFO's" inner circle... or at least into "AFO's" important forces.
Uraraka Shige's small figure was swallowed up by the darkness inside the office building the moment he stepped inside, making it impossible for anyone outside the building to see what was going to happen to him.
Just as Uraraka Shige onto the second floor, a voice that sounded very worn out, but not old, rang out from behind him.
The sound came from almost right next to his back.
"Look who's this? A little brat I've never seen before?"
As the sound rang out, Uraraka Shige felt a withered hand tightly gripping his shoulder, which had not yet fully grown in this life.
The hand had a strong grip, and it squeezed him painfully.
Uraraka Shige felt as if a hot, humid, foul-smelling gas was constantly licking the top of his head with each breath of the person behind him.
Clearly, without his knowledge, a much stronger 'enemy' had appeared behind him, almost right next to him.
"What are you doing here, kid? I don't want to hear you say you accidentally got lost and ended up here."
Since Uraraka Shige didn't speak, the guy behind him seemed a bit bored, and his tone became much colder, no longer as playful and teasing as before.
This guy started asking Uraraka Shige why he came.
Uraraka Shige then answered the question posed by the man behind him, just as the hook-nosed 'enemy' had told him.
"I'm here to join you because my friend's brother said that if I join here, I'll have a chance to gain a powerful 'Quirk'."
Uraraka Shige's answer seemed to amuse the man behind him, whose voice became lively again.
"Hmm... a kid who craves a powerful 'Quirk'... your friend's brother is right, joining here does indeed offer a chance... to obtain a powerful 'Quirk'."
As the guy behind Uraraka Shige uttered those words, a crisp 'snap' sound suddenly rang out beside him.
Then, the previously pitch-black corridor, which had been as if someone had used their 'Quirk' to block out the light, suddenly became bright.
Judging from the crisp 'snap' sound earlier, it seems that someone turned on the light switch on the second floor of this office building.
As a result, Uraraka Shige subconsciously squinted his eyes to prevent himself from being blinded by the sudden brightness.
Immediately afterwards, Uraraka Shige heard the guy behind him say something else.
"Now, turn around, kid. Let me see you clearly. Why do you crave a powerful 'Quirk'? Are you a rare 'Quirk'?"
The guy behind Uraraka Shige released his hand from Uraraka Shige's shoulder and made this request. He then began to ask Uraraka Shige why he wanted to obtain a powerful 'Quirk', and at the end, he even added the word 'rare' before 'Quirk' in a rather sarcastic way.
Uraraka Shige the man's instructions, turned around and finally saw clearly what the man standing behind her looked like, without any difference in appearance.