Uraraka Shige's "Battle of Kamino" ④

With the death of Shigaraki.

Both 'AFO', who was his teacher, and 'All Might', who was the 'No. 1 Hero,' stopped what they were doing at that moment and turned their gazes toward Uraraka Shige's location.

'AFO' lost years of hard work because of Shigaraki's murder, and many of his original plans had to be changed... Especially since the guy who destroyed his years of hard work was someone he had chosen as his disciple and helper, which was why he was able to join the 'League of Villains' and have the opportunity to come into contact with Shigaraki.

It can be said that if he hadn't impulsively sent Uraraka Shige to his disciple's side, this situation wouldn't have occurred today.

Normally, he should regret it, feel remorse, and berate himself for doing it in the first place. Why didn't he just get rid of Uraraka Shige? Why didn't he just ignore Uraraka Shige not care about his existence?

But he did not experience such emotions or thoughts.

Because he is 'AFO', the 'tyrant' and 'emperor' who once ruled the Dark Ages, the 'evil' who once reigned at the pinnacle of the world and ruled an entire era through atrocities.

Therefore, even at this moment, he felt no regret or remorse whatsoever. His thoughts were devoid of even the slightest self-blame or complaint.

He would simply accept this fact, then kill Uraraka Shige to avenge his disciple, and begin searching for an alternative he had been planning for years.

All Might, on the other hand, as the 'Number One Hero' and the 'Symbol of Justice,' could not tolerate Uraraka Shige, who had committed murder in front of him, continuing to roam freely.

He himself also rejects the act of arbitrarily taking other people's lives.

Because this behavior is essentially the same as the crimes committed by those 'enemies'.

He would never tolerate anyone losing their life in front of him, even if that person was an 'enemy'.

At that moment, Shigaraki was killed not far from him. In his eyes, this was undoubtedly a dereliction of duty on his part as a 'hero,' an inadequacy as a symbol of justice, and as the 'Number One Hero'...

This means he failed to protect those in front of him...

Even if it was an 'enemy'.

Moreover, Shigaraki died because he cared more about his old rival, All For One (AFO), than about Shigaraki as an 'enemy'. He thought his reputation would make Uraraka Shige restrain himself, or at least prevent him from directly taking Shigaraki's life. It was also because he kept harassing AFO that AFO had no chance to help Shigaraki, leaving Shigaraki struggling alone but completely unable to break free and put up a fight.

"... hang."

As he was looking at the 'AFO' in the crater where Shigaraki, he slowly raised his hand, palm facing the direction where Uraraka Shige and the others were, and murmured in a low voice, his tone seemingly filled with sorrow and grief.

"... I came here to save you... As my disciple, you should inherit my will and walk smoothly along the path I have paved for you, all the way to the highest point... not fall here..."

'AFO's' raised arm gradually swelled up.

"But because of my momentary negligence, you lost your future... you lost the opportunity to embark on the path I had prepared for you..."

'AFO's' arm had already swelled to its maximum size, but it still didn't stop. Instead, it burst open the sleeve, and the muscles and skin on the arm were visibly Rivet and growing like a balloon being filled with gas, until the skin and muscles became translucent. You could even vaguely see through the muscles the blood vessels and tendons and bones that had also swelled up to an unknown size and were growing strings of tumor-like growths, twisted and deformed like springs.

Boom!

A buzzing sound, so intense it became terrifying, rang out.

The air squeezed and expelled from 'AFO's' hand instantly swept up all objects in its path of attack.

The surrounding atmosphere is drawn into it, becoming part of the shock wave formed by this air current.

Some dilapidated buildings were swept away by the impact, and the areas they passed through were instantly vaporized by the high temperature, disappearing without a trace.

Then the clouds in the sky were pierced through, and the moon, which had been obscured, reappeared before everyone, its light streaming down in large swaths.

Then, a short-lived storm formed from the reverse air currents, making everyone within a few hundred meters unsteady on their feet, sweeping countless pieces of debris into the sky, and even affecting the hovering of several helicopters in the distance.

Finally, it started to 'rain'.

Uraraka Shige, who was originally in the path of the air shock attack from this arm, was now only fluttering in the wind. He staggered a couple of steps before regaining his footing, his eyes filled with a hint of horror as he looked in the direction of 'AFO'.

All Might intervened in time to change the direction of the attack.

The original straight horizontal line was transformed into an upward, diagonal launch into the sky.

Even so, even though this strike was aimed at the sky, even though it landed in empty space, it still caused such a tremendous amount of noise and destruction...

"All Might... 'AFO'... This is the power they possess while still injured, not at their peak..."

It would be a lie to say that Uraraka Shige didn't yearn for this power, but he also knew that it would probably take him a very long time to grow to the point where he possessed such power...

Meanwhile, several figures who had previously emerged from the dust and smoke in that ravine had braved the strong winds sweeping around them and arrived at Uraraka Shige's side.

"You want our help to deal with this kind of monster?"

Qu Zhi's expression turned somewhat unpleasant at this moment.

As a character focused on intelligence, he dislikes those who can overturn the chessboard with their own strength, possessing the power to break all rules.

When dealing with this kind of person, the only thing to do is to find their weaknesses and vulnerabilities, and then let them destroy themselves.

Apart from this, no matter how ingenious the other schemes are, none of them will achieve the desired results.

In addition, from another direction, a figure carrying a long sword on his back and two sheathed serrated daggers at his waist also appeared at the edge of the battlefield.

Several elderly men, carrying various items, disembarked from the helicopters that had stabilized and landed on the ground after being affected by the aftershocks of the 'AFO' attack, and began to approach the center of the battlefield.