A Quirk That Sees Through "Essence"?

"Brother Qu Zhi's mission? Okay, I understand."

The guy with the green mushroom-shaped haircut agreed without hesitation when he heard that the instruction came from Qu Zhi.

Seeing this, Qu Zhi's younger sister felt relieved and directed the tall guy to leave. As she passed by Uraraka Shige, she couldn't help but sniff her nose again, as if she was smelling the 'fragrance' on Uraraka Shige that was definitely related to Qu Zhi.

It seems this child really enjoys Qu Zhi...

Thinking this, Uraraka Shige didn't follow. Instead, she looked at the lush green mushroom-shaped plant in front of her, secretly pondering what the so-called 'fragrant scent' was, and what the so-called 'mark' was. Judging from what Qu Zhi- chan had said, it should be some kind of information...

Therefore, the 'scent' should also be a 'thing' used to convey some kind of information, and it is very likely related to the 'Quirk' of Qu Zhi's sister, which he does not yet know.

If it's a derivative of 'Quirk', then it's probably not so easy to figure out... Thinking this, Uraraka Shige began to carefully examine the lush green mushroom-shaped head in front of her again.

There's no need to elaborate on this mushroom-headed guy's attire and appearance. As for his specific features, due to his large, nerdy glasses, it's difficult for Uraraka Shige to confirm his exact appearance. He can only roughly determine that this guy with the bright green mushroom haircut is not particularly unusual in appearance, neither ugly nor handsome...

In this light, his bright green mushroom haircut actually serves as a distinctive representation of his Quirk... much like the ahoge (cowlick) of C8 (Saber, referring to the Ahoge King from Fate/stay night), it's become a 'landmark'...

Well, to be more precise, we should actually use the term 'the original body'... like Shinpachi's glasses... etc...

As Uraraka Shige scrutinized him, the spiky green mushroom-headed man pushed up his nerdy glasses, his gaze fixed intently on Uraraka Shige. However, unlike Uraraka Shige's scrutiny, the spiky green mushroom-headed man's gaze didn't wander over Uraraka Shige; instead, it remained fixed on a single point, straight yet not at all blank.

"I see!"

Or perhaps this guy with the scallion green mushroom haircut, after staring for a while, suddenly pushed up his nerdy glasses and began to look into Uraraka Shige's eyes.

"Like Brother Qu Zhi, you are also a confused person."

The man with the lush green mushroom haircut suddenly uttered something surprising, causing Uraraka Shige.

"Huh?!"

Suddenly, Uraraka Shige found it somewhat amusing. He himself didn't know he was confused, but this guy who was meeting him for the first time told him that he was a confused person.

However, the lush green mushroom-headed man clearly didn't realize that there was anything wrong with what he was saying.

"Unlike Brother Qu Zhi, who has already embarked on his pursuit, you have no idea that you are still at the Qidian and have never even set foot on the 'road'."

"Didn't even set foot on the road?"

Uraraka Shige felt that the guy in front of him, whom Qu Zhi's sister trusted, was somewhat inexplicable. Although he could understand the literal meaning of what the guy said, when he applied those words to himself, he suddenly felt that he didn't understand anything at all.

It's that feeling of suddenly not understanding something you understood perfectly before.

However, this was only Uraraka Shige's own feeling.

The guy with the green mushroom haircut clearly didn't understand Uraraka Shige's feelings at that moment. He just felt that Uraraka Shige a little confused and was therefore asking him questions. In order to complete Brother Qu Zhi's mission, he felt it was necessary to answer the question in front of him.

As for how to answer this question, it's quite easy for the scallion-green mushroom head.

"That's right, you haven't even embarked on the 'path' yet!"

The guy with the light green mushroom hair nodded, his nerdy glasses perched firmly on his nose, completely unmoving.

Then, seeing that Uraraka Shige still seemed a little confused, the green mushroom-headed man explained again.

"This is actually related to my 'Quirk'."

There seemed to be a hint of arrogance in this guy's tone, making Uraraka Shige blink and feel a little awkward... This guy, with his ordinary appearance except for the green hair on his head, suddenly sounded proud when talking about his 'Quirk'... Could it be that this guy's 'Quirk' is very strong?

The green mushroom-headed man didn't care about Uraraka Shige's thoughts and continued:

"My 'Quirk' allows me to see a person's 'essence,' but you're not on the 'paths' that lead you to your own essence. Therefore, you are clearly still confused, not only failing to discover your own 'essence,' but also failing to find the 'path' to discover it... Obviously, right now, you know nothing about yourself."

"Well..."

Uraraka Shige could only blink innocently, feeling speechless. She thought this guy, who was otherwise unremarkable except for his hairstyle, was incredibly pretentious...

What do you mean I know nothing about myself...?

However, Mushroom Head still didn't seem to care about Uraraka Shige's thoughts... or perhaps he simply didn't know what Uraraka Shige was thinking, or maybe he wasn't even paying attention to Uraraka Shige... In any case, he appeared very confident at the moment, and then continued speaking to Uraraka Shige:

"So, join us. I can show you the path to your true nature, and through that path, you will reach your true essence."

The lush green mushroom-headed man finally extended another invitation to Uraraka Shige, it seems he hasn't forgotten 'Brother Qu Zhi's' 'mission'...

And that wasn't all. After saying that, the lush green mushroom-headed man paused, took a breath, and then began to tempt Uraraka Shige.

"And as long as you can reach your own 'essence,' then whatever you need, you will be able to obtain it."

"Whatever?"

Uraraka Shige's expression was somewhat strange, feeling that this guy seemed to be exaggerating to the point of bursting, his tone was simply too arrogant.

Whatever it may be... does he think he's a god? All-powerful?

Just as Uraraka Shige was contemplating suicide, the green mushroom-headed man seemed to understand what Uraraka Shige meant and suddenly added an explanation.

He said, "Yes. Power, knowledge, wealth, rights—whatever you are destined to obtain, I can help you find the 'path' that leads you to your 'essence'."

"Because what I'm doing is simply helping you get rid of your own confusion and get on the 'path' you want to take. Once you're on that 'path,' you will inevitably get what you want to pursue, even though it's just an insignificant byproduct compared to your own 'essence.'"

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PS2: Also, for some reason, I can't see the book review section on Qidian anymore, and I can't see the old book reviews either. It's the same in the author's backend...