Uraraka Shige's Battle of Kamino? The curtain falls

The force of an uppercut creates a powerful upward airflow.

Can the clouds part and the sun shine through?

If we interpret it literally, the force of that uppercut did indeed cause such a result... It not only swept up a lot of pebbles and debris, but even blew a hole in the clouds in the sky, allowing the moonlight to shine through.

As everything gradually stopped and dissipated, Rikizo and 'AFO' were lying on the ground in different locations, not far from each other.

Stain and the others, along with the elders of the 'Kyoyama Society,' took a few more steps forward, then suddenly became much more cautious, stopping in their tracks and beginning a new round of observation.

'AFO' lay on the ground, motionless, though its chest was still rising and falling slightly, suggesting it had simply passed out.

After Rikizo collapsed, in just three to five seconds, his height, which had swelled to about three meters due to his 'Quirk', rapidly shrank back to the thin and small figure he had before activating his Quirk 'Quirk.

Furthermore, due to severe dislocation of joints throughout his body, bloodstains on his seven orifices, and a deflated chest and abdominal cavity with ribs broken into several pieces and some areas swollen...

Therefore, he looks even more pitiful than when he was thin and small.

Stain and the others remained silent for a moment, and finally 'Deflagration' stepped forward, holding a lighter in one hand, ready to flick it out at any moment. He cautiously glanced at Rikizo first, and then an expression of disbelief instantly appeared on his face, and his eyes immediately turned red.

"... Dead... dead..."

Deflagration's lips trembled twice, and he finally stumbled to confirm that Rikizo was dead. Then, in a fit of rage, he instantly lit the lighters in his hands and threw them at the location of 'AFO'.

Boom~

The tiny flame ignited by the lighter, under the influence of its Deflagration 'Quirk,' instantly accelerated its burning speed by sixty times, and the resulting intense heat immediately ignited the lighter itself.

Then, in the next moment, the fleeting flame from the explosion of the lighter itself was also affected by the Deflagration 'Quirk'. Although its burning time was not extended, its size instantly turned into a towering wave of flame.

Unfortunately, the two towering waves of flame from the two lighters failed to achieve any results.

Because just as the lighters were about to land near 'AFO' and 'Deflagration' Deflagration about to activate its 'Quirk', a dark, shadowy figure suddenly emerged from nothingness, throwing the two lighters far away, causing the two towering waves of flame to explode in empty air.

This figure, so dark it resembled the Black Organization from a certain Bleach anime, was none other than one of the inmates who had escaped the 'Discipline Prison' with Uraraka Shige. He was the one who had neither participated in the battle, nor protected Qu Zhi, nor even expressed his own opinion, and whose presence was extremely low. He possessed the 'Kiku' Quirk to 'Shadow Transformation'.

During the previous discussions about the details, due to his unique 'Quirk,' he was assigned by Qu Zhi to a position to be deployed in emergencies as a precaution.

Just as 'AFO' was about to hit Uraraka Shige, he had already begun to activate his 'Quirk' under Qu Zhi's orders, preparing to use 'Shadow Transformation' to move at a speed that was like teleporting in the shadows and save Uraraka Shige.

However, Rikizo had already arrived beside Uraraka Shige before that, so he stopped activating his Quirk... After all, his Quirk was quite unique, and it consumed a tremendous amount of stamina; he couldn't maintain the Shadow Transformation state indefinitely... Being able to maintain it for about thirty seconds was already a testament to his good stamina...

His sudden appearance at this moment, and his throwing of the lighter that had Deflagration aimed at 'AFO' into the distance, all had only one purpose.

"Qu Zhi said we should spare this person's life; to us, he is more valuable alive than dead."

The shadow that enveloped this guy with the Shadow Transformation Quirk gradually dissipated, revealing his original body... His Quirk could still be used for nearly twenty-seven seconds, with one and a half seconds each for entering and exiting Shadow Transformation. He moved from his previous location in the shadow and finally arrived at the moment before the lighter exploded, throwing it away in less than half a second.

"Value? What damn value is there? Do you even know Rikizo is dead?!"

However, Deflagration clearly didn't want to hear this guy's explanation, and he roared loudly at the guy who Shadow Transformation 'Quirk'.

This is understandable, since among all those being disciplined, he had the best relationship with Rikizo... Uraraka Shige's relationship with Lizang was mainly due to the fact that his 'Quirk' and Rikizo's 'Quirk' complemented each other easily, allowing Rikizo to have better training efficiency and growth speed.

Even after escaping the 'Discipline Prison,' the reason why Deflagration joined the 'group' with Uraraka Shige and others was closely related to Rikizo's recommendation.

The guy with the Shadow Transformation- like 'Quirk' ignored the Deflagration roar; he simply repeated it again.

"This is a judgment Qu Zhi."

During his escape from the 'Discipline Prison', he was rescued by Qu Zhi, who then instilled many of his ideas and beliefs in Qu Zhi. As a result, this guy completely trusts Qu Zhi's actions and judgments, and may even be willing to give his life for Qu Zhi... as long as Qu Zhi uses reasonable methods to persuade him to do so.

However, he himself was not a 'believer' in the art of Qu Zhi; he simply believed in the wisdom of Qu Zhi even more than he believed in himself.

... On the contrary, it was Gu Yu, who seemed a bit dim-witted and whose thinking wasn't particularly complex, who was better able to perceive the essence of the Qu Zhi... It has to be said that this is truly a strange thing... Could it be that the saying "idiots often have beast-like intuition" is actually true?

... Deflagration was naturally unwilling to believe Qu Zhi's judgment. After all, Rikizo's death was a fact, and all he could do was avenge Rikizo. Therefore, he was naturally unwilling to have his only action prevented from being taken away.

But it was at this moment that the guy with the Shadow Transformation 'Quirk' added another sentence.

"Qu Zhi said, 'We have Sakinagi Shushin in our lives, so this guy is more useful to us while he's alive than after he dies.'"