The "Revenge" That Finally Came After a Year

In the end, after being put through the wringer, the rather miserable-looking pervert was taken by the police officers who arrived to the place where he belonged.

For Terumi Genga, that brought the terrifying ordeal of being abducted by a pervert to an end. If Uraraka Shige and Ochaco hadn't rescued him in time, judging by that pervert's attitude, he probably would have chopped off Terumi Genga's junk too, turning him into a real "girl," wouldn't he?

After being rescued, Terumi Genga admired and appreciated Uraraka Shige even more, practically becoming a brainless fan who would say, "I'd take a bullet for you!" Terumi Genga's attitude toward Ochaco also improved considerably. The two no longer tolerated each other solely because of their "knight," Uraraka Shige, and no longer merely pretended to get along in front of him.

As for Ochaco, though she hadn't been the victim of the pervert incident, she had still been badly frightened when he looked her over. And afterward, at Uraraka Shige's urging, she had personally fired compressed marbles from a slingshot through the pervert's limbs. All of that was enough to leave her needing quite some time to recover.

Later, when Uraraka Shige remarked that the man was merely a pervert rather than a "villain" because he was Quirkless, she even got worked up and argued with him in all seriousness, saying things like, "He's called a pervert instead of a 'villain' because what he did was so perverted! It has nothing to do with whether he has a Quirk or not!"...

Uraraka Shige, on the other hand, considered the incident a close call with no real harm done. Although he hadn't expected the pervert to be so weak, or to be Quirkless, he was still quite pleased that he had been able to deal with him so cleanly and decisively. At least it proved that his training hadn't been for nothing and that he really had made considerable progress.

As for the fact that the speed and agility he had unleashed during his charging attack had far exceeded what his body could bear, leaving him with an aching back and cramping legs for three days afterward, that was no big deal!

After the pervert incident, nothing else happened that could be called an incident. There wasn't even anything like finding cats or dogs, pulling weeds, or clearing river channels. After all, he wasn't some ninja or detective who had commissions to complete...

And so, more than a year passed peacefully and uneventfully. Uraraka Shige was now eight or nine years old, and the worries and sense of crisis in his heart had completely faded. His physical condition had improved further as well. The muscles beneath his clothes weren't obvious, but anyone who actually felt them would find that they were indeed quite strong and supple.

Thanks to that, his grasp and control of his Quirk had also improved greatly. He could now manipulate five "threads" at once and make them materialize in reality.

Although they looked even thinner than strands of hair, this was still a very obvious improvement.

Although Ochaco and Terumi Genga hadn't progressed and grown as noticeably as Uraraka Shige, if they continued at their current rate, then at least when Ochaco encountered "Kacchan" in the future, she definitely wouldn't suffer the same crushing defeat as in the original, where every possibility for a counterattack she had painstakingly devised proved futile.

Terumi Genga had grown considerably in stature too. Compared with Uraraka Shige, who bore the "Heavy Shackles," Terumi Genga was actually two centimeters taller. This worried Uraraka Shige greatly: would Terumi Genga grow into a muscle-bound Barbie like Nezha from One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes...? He completely overlooked the possibility that he himself was a little shorter than others his age.

Terumi Genga's Quirk, on the other hand, hadn't made any noteworthy progress. The projected disguises had merely become more vivid and detailed, almost indistinguishable from the real thing. In the burly coach's opinion, however, that was of no use; it was even less useful than simply turning invisible.

Then, on this particular day, Uraraka Shige was in class when he suddenly received a summons from the police.

"What? You want me to be bait?"

Uraraka Shige stared at the young police officer before him in astonishment, hardly able to believe it. His father and mother stood beside him, both frowning deeply, looking as though they found it hard to accept as well.

Seeing the reactions of Uraraka Shige and his parents, the young officer felt somewhat reluctant, but to carry out that person's request properly, he had no choice but to repeat what he had said and confirm Uraraka Shige's understanding.

"The fugitive 'villain' has been moving around the country and has caused several 'disasters.' But because of his Quirk, and because every 'disaster' he caused was carefully planned, there were no warning signs at all before they occurred. Afterward, we couldn't find any clues at the scenes, and even with help from 'heroes' who have 'search-type Quirks,' we had no way of locating him afterward."

"But recently, we suddenly received reliable information that the fugitive 'villain' has returned here. Somehow, he also learned the details and truth of that incident. We've therefore concluded that his aim is to take revenge on you. This is our best chance to arrest him, and all we're asking is that you cooperate with our operation by taking a few routes with little foot traffic on your way home. As for your safety, the 'hero Endeavor' will be there to protect you and make sure you're safe."

Having delivered that long speech in one breath, the young officer exhaled, his mouth dry, and finally fell silent. After hearing it all again, Uraraka Shige openly rolled his eyes.

"Isn't that still asking me to be bait...?"

Even so, Uraraka Shige began to seriously consider the young officer's request.

If his goal is to get revenge on me... that means I can't escape him no matter what, right? Even if I don't agree, I'll still be bait...? Besides, I'll have Endeavor protecting me...

Uraraka Shige narrowed his eyes slightly. Of course he knew who Endeavor was.

In the original, he was the new "No. 1 hero" after All Might's retirement. His real name was Enji Todoroki, and he was an intensely competitive man. Back when he was the "No. 2 hero," he had almost seemed willing to do whatever it took to surpass All Might, though he ultimately never resorted to underhanded tactics against him. That showed he was someone with rules and limits of his own. And as the holder of the "all-time record for most incidents resolved" in the original, he had also more than proved his excellence as a professional "hero"...

"Endeavor, huh..."