Prelude to the Battle of Kamino

Afterwards, Atsuhiro Sako Uraraka Shige's words, Guang Shun revealed his trick to everyone present, and Kurogiri and Nomu arrived one after the other.

Goodbye, and I'll leave things to you from now on...

Atsuhiro Sako his body submerged inside the Kurogiri portal, Hiroshi still faced Midoriya and the others, giving them a slight bow as if performing a curtain call, while reciting his 'closing remarks'.

It's fair to say she exudes a strong celebrity aura.

But it was precisely his actions that gave Midoriya and the others an opportunity.

Whoosh~

Having secretly followed Dabi and Twice to this place, Yuga Aoyama, who had been hiding behind the bushes for a long time, saw that Atsuhiro Sako was about to retreat back into the portal, taking something of unknown value back to their lair, since he had become the target of these 'enemies'. Torn between inner turmoil and fear, he still forced himself to stand up, activated his 'Quirk' and emitted a laser beam from his navel, which struck Atsuhiro Sako's mask directly, shattering it. Atsuhiro Sako then slumped to one side, his consciousness fading.

The two Compress beads in his mouth were spat out as he subconsciously opened his mouth.

Seeing this, Midoriya and his two companions sensed an opportunity. They forced back Toga and Twice, who were entangled with them, and then sprinted towards the two Compress orbs. Midoriya, who was seriously injured, was so anxious that he even ignored his broken leg and tripped and fell while running.

Twice and Toga quickly caught up, trying to stop the remaining two, Mezo and Shoto Todoroki, who were still running towards the Compress Bead. Toga threw blood-sucking syringes as he ran, while constantly glancing at Midoriya.

"Oh dear... this is quite a bad unexpected situation."

Uraraka Shige's bandages trembled twice as she uttered these words, sounding extremely tense and anxious.

Immediately afterwards, Uraraka Shige extended her right hand and opened it, palm facing up, to activate her 'Quirk'.

The two Compress beads, influenced by Gravity, flew back into Uraraka Shige's outstretched palm like swallows returning to their nests.

Then, Uraraka Shige said in a tone that sounded relieved but was actually full of mockery and laughter:

"That was close... you were so close to getting it..."

Mezo and Shoto Todoroki stared blankly at Uraraka Shige, who was about two meters away from them.

Dabi lowered his arm, which he had just raised, while inwardly clicking his tongue, his face expressionless.

Toga and Twice stopped their pursuit of Mezo and Shoto Todoroki, with Twice Uraraka Shige in his own way.

"Well done! (That's awful!)"

And Uraraka Shige naturally accepted this with a smile... at least, he sounded smiling.

"Thank you for the compliment."

He clearly seemed to be in a very happy and good mood.

... Perhaps it was because she had confirmed the safety and growth of her older sister in this life?

... Or perhaps it was because ensuring the completion of the jungle training camp brought them one step closer to the upcoming Battle of Kamino and the day they would regain their 'freedom'?

... It couldn't possibly be because it satisfied some kind of perverse sense of humor, could it?

After all, although it seems to fit Uraraka Shige's selfish character somewhat, Uraraka Shige does not have the 'mischievous' trait.

Perhaps...

After confirming that the target had indeed been retrieved, Uraraka Shige and the others, including Toga, did not linger. Instead, they all used Kurogiri's 'Quirk' to return to the bar's base.

"Only such a small number of people returned... So, Uraraka Shige, has the target been successfully recovered?"

Shigaraki, sitting at the bar, turned to look at the group emerging from the portal. Seemingly dissatisfied with the many sacrifices, he grumbled before asking Uraraka Shige:

But Uraraka Shige that Shigaraki didn't really care about those who failed in the mission... Just like how he had abandoned so many 'small fry' companions before, he probably saw Kurogiri and himself as nothing more than 'pawns'.

However, due to her 'Quirk,' Kurogiri will be a 'pawn' of great strategic significance to Shigaraki.

As for himself, because of 'AFO', he is also a 'pawn' with special significance to Shigaraki.

That's all.

"Well... the target was successfully retrieved, and there was even an unexpected bonus..."

Uraraka Shige opened her palm, revealing the two Compress beads, drawing everyone's attention.

"I see. Then let's 'release' it."

Shigaraki glanced at the two Compress beads and became slightly interested.

Upon Atsuhiro Sako nodded and then snapped his fingers crisply.

"Smack~"

The two Compress beads in Uraraka Shige's palm began to expand rapidly and gradually moved closer to human form.

Uraraka Shige withdrew her right hand, letting the two figures fall to the ground, causing them to be thrown squarely to the ground.

"... Who is this guy?"

Shigaraki glanced at Bakugo, then turned his gaze to Fumikage Tokoyami, expressing his confusion.

Uraraka Shige then turned her gaze to Atsuhiro Sako, waiting for his explanation.

"Ah, I'm sorry. Bringing Tokoyami along was my personal decision."

Atsuhiro Sako bowed slightly and began his explanation.

"Moonfish, and XXXX (extra doesn't need a name/cold-blooded. jpg), we all know their identities and strength. Yet this Tokoyami was able to completely overwhelm them both; this brutality is quite impressive. So..."

Faced with Hiroshi's words of Atsuhiro Sako, Shigaraki's eyes, hidden beneath his severed hand, narrowed slightly.

"That's quite an unexpected bonus."

Shigaraki said this, then pondered for a moment, and suddenly issued a new order.

"You've all worked very hard on this mission. In that case... Kurogiri, Compress, let him sleep a little longer. You can also take a rest, and those who are injured can take this opportunity to treat their wounds."

He looked at Fumikage Tokoyami and Katsuki Bakugo, who were surrounded by the crowd, silently observing each other without saying a word. After a slight pause, he continued:

"It's good that we can wait and see how the outside world perceives and develops this matter... We can start 'recruiting' them again in three days."

Then, the Kurogiri activated its 'Quirk', and everyone traveled to their respective locations through the portals. After hesitating for a moment, Uraraka Shige also stepped into the portal.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.