New Members of the League of Villains
A few more days passed.
The atmosphere inside the bar was somewhat somber at this moment.
Shigaraki Masashi and Uraraka Shige sat in different places, looking at each other.
The reason they were looking at each other was simple: it was still because of Stain's presence.
To be honest, Shigaraki genuinely disliked Stain, even if this dislike stemmed from their differing ideologies, beliefs, attitudes, and worldviews.
Therefore, Shigaraki has said more than once in the past few days that he wants to kill Stain directly.
However, Uraraka Shige blocked all of them, and in the end, Uraraka Shige even said that the outcome would be clear in less than half a month.
As time passed and the days went by, Shigaraki grew impatient again, even though there was still a week and a half left before the half-month deadline.
Today is simply another confrontation between Uraraka Shige and Shigaraki, each with their own objectives.
This scenario has played out seven times in the past two days. So far, however, the final result has always been that Shigaraki compromises to some extent due to factors such as 'AFO', 'the League of Villains', and Uraraka Shige's 'words'.
But it's easy to imagine that such compromises won't happen many more times.
As a result, Uraraka Shige has felt extremely anxious more than once.
Because Stain is now a very useful pawn to him, and can also serve as an 'insurance' or 'trump card' if the plan goes wrong.
Therefore, he was truly reluctant to give up Stain.
This is precisely why he has stood opposite Shigaraki time and time again these past few days.
But if things continue like this, the situation will only become more and more unfavorable for him, and the only possible outcome will be that he abandons Stain in order to conceal his true purpose.
At that point, even he himself would suffer, causing his already strained relationship with Shigaraki and Kurogiri to deteriorate once again.
Moreover, this will be different from when he first joined the League of Villains, when he concealed his strength and was looked down upon by Shigaraki and Kurogiri.
He is still hiding his true strength, much like when he first joined the League of Villains. He hasn't revealed much about himself, only showing that he is very good at dodging, escaping, and maneuvering to contain others.
But if Stain's relationship with Shigaraki and Kurogiri really deteriorates because of this, it's obvious that the trend of deterioration will not return to the state of being looked down upon at the beginning.
Instead, it will directly make Shigaraki and Kurogiri have thoughts in their hearts, even if they don't think about it actively, such as "Ah, this Uraraka Shige is not one of us."
Ultimately, this idea will turn into alienation, rejection, and one day even into complete hostility.
Although Uraraka Shige wasn't particularly worried about encountering any crisis because the launch time of that 'plan' was getting closer and closer, it was something Uraraka Shige really didn't want to see if the relationship gradually deteriorated into 'hostility' and caused any unexpected events or setbacks in the 'plan'.
At this moment, Uraraka Shige was confronting Shigaraki while pondering a solution to the situation.
It was at this time that...
With a creaking sound as the door opened and the tinkling of wind chimes, the door to this bar was pushed open from the outside in.
"Mr. Shigaraki?"
The person who pushed open the door was a middle-aged man wearing round sunglasses that looked very retro.
In the dim light, the middle-aged man's hair color reminded Uraraka Shige of the guy with the Granny Gray hair from back then.
Unfortunately, it's quite obvious that these two guys don't care about the same person.
... Perhaps in some ways, this should be considered very lucky...
The middle-aged man was clearly unaware of what Uraraka Shige was thinking. He paused briefly, as if to catch his breath, and then continued talking to himself.
Or perhaps he had already used this brief moment to observe the scene and situation inside the room, and then determined that he could continue doing what he wanted to do and saying what he wanted to say?
These Uraraka Shige. In any case, the middle-aged man then said something that seemed to be a prelude.
"People have been talking about you guys for days now. They're guessing you're planning something big."
However, Shigaraki showed no intention of giving a direct answer to the middle-aged man's words. Instead, in his annoyance, he asked in a rather displeased tone:
"By the way, who are they?"
Uraraka Shige about the owners of the other two sets of footsteps besides the one from the 'big-name agent' that were heard outside the door earlier.
"Heh~ Hmph"
The 'agent' named Giran merely chuckled and made a nasal sound, without offering a reply. Or rather, he wanted the owner of the two footsteps to answer for himself.
Then two sets of footsteps gradually approached and entered the bar area.
Then came in two guys who each had their own distinct characteristics.
"Is it you? I've seen your picture before, but seeing you in person... it's really disgusting."
The guy whose skin appeared to be pieced together from normal skin and burned skin said this first.
His eyes and tone of voice both spoke volumes about his arrogance.
Then another girl, who looked like an ordinary high school girl but always seemed to be in a state of extreme excitement, swung her arms up and down repeatedly, appearing not just excited but even overly excited. After laughing, she also gave her assessment of Shigaraki's first impression.
"Aha! A guy with arms on his face! You must be Stain's comrade (negative)!? Right (negative)!? Let me join the 'League of Villains' too!"
As she spoke, she tilted her head, raised her hands, and spread her fingers wide, whether to cover her face or to express her excitement, it was unclear.
Uraraka Shige looked at the two of them without showing any emotion on her face, but secretly smiled to herself.
"Ah... it's here! Looks like the plan is going very smoothly..."