Uraraka Shige's "Battle of Kamino" ⑥

"'Hero' assassin Stain..."

The moment Qu Zhi saw Stain again, he recalled seeing him in the news.

"Ah~ Ah~ I know you! You're really strong, aren't you? Right?"

The guy with the Deflagration 'Quirk' instantly got excited, looking like he was ready to fight Stain at any moment.

"Let's fight!"

Sure enough, after revealing that eager and excited expression, the guy immediately challenged Stain to a duel.

Then, Heavy Water, who was standing nearby, began to persuade him in a very calm tone.

"You saw the power of that guy over there (AFO), right? Isn't that our target? If you want to fight, you can fight him to your heart's content, so it's best not to provoke our helpers here. Or are you confident you can take on that guy by yourself?"

Afterwards Qu Zhi also offered a few words of advice.

"And don't forget our current identities. Right now, All Might is focused on fighting that one, but that's only because they're locked in a stalemate, preventing them from breaking free. Once we officially join the battle, we might face attacks from more than just that one. Also, as a 'hero,' All Might, when facing us 'criminals' on the run, certainly won't go out of his way to protect us, and he won't be holding back his attacks."

"Therefore, what we will likely face later is an attack launched simultaneously by that one and All Might... To be honest, just watching the aftershocks of their battle is already making my heart pound, and given my limited combat abilities... I'm afraid I'll only be able to assist you from the sidelines in the near future."

"Faced with such a formidable enemy, you will inevitably need to join forces and cooperate with each other later on... It's best not to strain your relationship."

Stain ignored the behavior of Qu Zhi and the others who were talking about 'Deflagration', and instead glanced at them before asking Uraraka Shige.

"I see, so they're the helpers you mentioned. But... a bunch of young 'criminals' on the run? While we can team up to eliminate the 'AFO' scourge, I don't believe they're qualified to fight All Might head-on."

He stretched out his hands, his eyes still burning silently and intensely like flames.

"All Might is a true hero! To be able to fight All Might, a hero, is a great honor! Not just any powerful criminal can have the right to fight All Might."

"Of everyone present, only 'AFO' truly worthy of being All Might's opponent. Apart from him, neither you nor I deserve that qualification."

Stain's words undoubtedly belittled everyone on this battlefield, including himself.

However, Uraraka Shige had already gained a deeper understanding of Stain when she took care of him when he was seriously injured. Therefore, she naturally understood that, in some ways, Stain was actually a die-hard All Might fan. He had once declared during the Hosu incident that only All Might was a true hero and only All Might had the right to take his life.

Qu Zhi and his gang were merely young 'criminals', and could not even be considered formal 'enemies'.

Therefore, it was foreseeable that Stain would believe that Uraraka Shige and the others, including Qu Zhi himself, who had been Qu Zhi back by All Might, were not qualified to fight All Might.

After all, All Might holds a very special place in his heart.

Uraraka Shige, who already knew this, naturally didn't fly into a rage and fall out with Stain because of his remarks. Instead, he somewhat agreed with Stain's words, but it wasn't exactly a rebuttal.

"Well, whether I'm qualified or not, only All Might himself can say for sure... But our target is this 'AFO,' and he's all alone. We'll inevitably fight All Might, but that's only to escape, so we won't actively seek out trouble."

As she said this, Uraraka Shige turned back to look at Spinner and the others, who were somewhat excited by Stain's arrival, and said to them again:

"So now, Spinner, we need your help."

Stain turned his gaze over as well, just as he was about to say something.

BOOM!!!

The sudden turn of events at the battle between 'AFO' and All Might not far away drew everyone's attention.

That was because 'AFO' took advantage of the existence and safety of Uraraka Shige the others, forcing All Might to barely adjust his posture during the battle and forcibly take the impact for Uraraka Shige and the others.

The consequence of his actions was that, in the instant when he was exhausted and his posture was not fully adjusted, 'AFO' seized the fleeting opening and then used his other hand to forcefully send him flying through the air by combining the impact of his 'Quirk', sending him crashing into the ruins of a pile of buildings.

After sending All Might flying once again, 'AFO' didn't rest and say anything as leisurely as before. Instead, it reached out its hand again towards the direction where Uraraka Shige and the others were.

The outstretched arm had now swelled to an astonishing degree, filling the entire sleeve and causing it to bulge high.

Pfft~

Immediately afterwards, a faint sound came from 'AFO's' palm.

Then a sound of violent air vibrations arose.

A hurricane-like 'dragon' formed by a violent airflow roared and shook the atmosphere as it spun, constantly absorbing the surrounding air and expanding its size. It roared and howled with astonishing force, emitting a terrifying 'dragon's cry,' as it charged towards the location of Uraraka Shige and the others. (How embarrassing...)

The intense sense of oppression, and the overwhelming momentum that seemed to want to tear apart and devour everything in its path, made Uraraka Shige and the others appear as insignificant as ants.

Then, among the insignificant group of people, including Uraraka Shige, the only one whose stature was similar to, or even slightly smaller than, Uraraka Shige, and who looked like the smallest Kurasu Rikizo among them, calmly stepped out of the group as the 'dragon' swept towards them.

In the next instant...

Originally Kurasu Rikizo. His entire body swelled up like All Might's muscular form, like a balloon being inflated. From a height of about one and a half meters, he instantly grew into a tall and strong man of about two and a half meters, with muscles bulging all over his body.

He met the 'dragon' sweeping towards them head-on and threw a powerful punch! It created a similar effect to All Might's Smash, stirring up the surrounding air and forming the wind from his punch.

Then... (a brief pause follows, as the story culminates in a violent collision with a roaring 'dragon'!)

PS2: It's been raining every day here lately, which suddenly reminded me of when I was a kid and I'd get a beating whenever it rained. Back then, I thought I'd really done something wrong (which I did), but later I realized... beating kids on rainy days is just something to do anyway... (σ(ω)σ)