Chapter 96

"... Be careful Qu Zhi?"

Having finally arrived at a place that could be considered safe, Uraraka Shige and the others could no longer contain their doubts and all looked up to focus their gaze on Sakinagi Shushin.

Some of them didn't quite understand what Sakinagi Shushin meant by being wary of Qu Zhi... or rather, they were unwilling to believe the possibility of their vague guesses.

However, Sakinagi Shushin didn't care whether they wanted to believe it or not, and bluntly and cruelly stated the guess they didn't want to believe.

"That's right, those guys who attacked you were most likely Qu Zhi... or at least they're involved with him."

A brief but profound silence...

Naturally, after a period of silence, Deflagration was the first to express his views and opinions.

"Qu Zhi? He would do something like that?! He..."

It seemed that the Deflagration reminded him of the instructions he received when he was Shadow Transformation during the 'Battle of Kamino'.

"He... he really might do such a thing... Damn it! He even betrayed his own comrades!"

His words immediately drew the ire of several others.

The first to voice their opposition was Shadow Transformation.

"If he were truly plotting against us, we probably wouldn't even have the chance to stand here discussing these things or badmouthing him behind his back."

Then Heavy Water echoed in agreement:

"So he definitely wasn't the mastermind behind those attackers!"

It seems that their trust in Qu Zhi remains unwavering.

However, these are merely their opinions... Perhaps even without the events that occurred after Rikizo's death during the 'Battle of Kamino,' Deflagration would have shared their unwavering belief in Qu Zhi.

However, many times there is no "maybe"...

In addition, there was another person of great importance in the group who was also very wary and suspicious of the idea of Qu Zhi.

"I think he's definitely involved in this."

This person is Gu Yu.

It's possible that there's mutual suspicion between Uraraka Shige, Sakinagi Shushin, or even Deflagration, or even between Heavy Water and Shadow Transformation.

But there was one person who was almost absolutely, positively, not suspected by the others in the same group, including Stain.

This person is Gu Yu.

Because he hated lying, he had never told a lie since he met everyone.

Furthermore, due to his mindset and personality, he is very direct in his actions and rarely hides anything, and he would never actively seek to harm anyone.

And so, when he suddenly spoke, the safe environment where everyone was once again plunged into silence... This silence was even more deathly still than before... and even shorter.

Therefore, this brief silence was quickly broken again by the two Shadow Transformation who had recovered from their brief shock.

"... Why?"

"Is there some misunderstanding? Don't let them fool you!"

The two Shadow Transformation who broke the silence didn't doubt the meaning of Gu Yu's words at all. Instead, they became much more flustered than before, hoping that Gu Yu had been deceived by Sakinagi Shushin and Deflagration, or that there had been some misunderstanding.

However, they were destined to be disappointed.

"He's always enjoyed scheming against others. His 'Quirk' is extremely weak; even in that Discipline Prison, he always relied on scheming to survive."

Because Uraraka Shige spoke up.

"So if he's now using schemes against us to gain something, I have absolutely no doubt... he's that kind of guy."

Heavy Water and Shadow Transformation fell silent.

They had actually heard about these things before... from the inmates who had escaped from the Discipline Prison with them.

However, later, Uraraka Shige's Qu Zhi actions as an undercover agent within the "League of Villains" ultimately won them over.

Therefore, even though they had begun to waver at this point, their trust in Qu Zhi still outweighed their initial doubts.

Therefore, under these circumstances, it is difficult for them to trust Uraraka Shige and others, or any party Qu Zhi.

So they eventually made a decision—they decided to leave the 'Wandering Protectors' group.

They wanted to conduct the investigation themselves.

In this way, whatever the final outcome, they will be able to accept it.

Since they have made such a decision, and there is no longer any trust between them, Uraraka Shige and the others' choice is naturally to respect their decision.

After briefly stopping them and confirming that Shadow Transformation and the other person were determined to leave, they did not force them to stay and let them go.

After the two Shadow Transformation figures left together, Deflagration could no longer suppress his restless thoughts and also asked to leave.

Since the two Shadow Transformation have already left, it's perfectly acceptable for them to also leave with Deflagration Uraraka Shige.

After all, they're only going to conduct their investigation independently for the time being, not leaving the group altogether... Perhaps something like this might happen after some events occur, but that's something we'll need to worry about later.

After Shadow Transformation Heavy Water and the other two, along with Deflagration Ran, left, Uraraka Shige and the others remained silent.

After a brief silence, the three of them continued their discussion.

This includes the actions of Shadow Transformation and others, speculations about the Qu Zhi, how to deal with the remaining members of 'AFO', and even what they should prioritize next.

In the end, after several rounds of not-too-intense discussions, the group arranged everything clearly.

As to how Shadow Transformation and the others would act, Uraraka Shige and the others planned to maintain contact and keep an eye on them through various means, and then let them do as they pleased.

As for Qu Zhi Shadow Transformation and the others conducted their investigation, and to search for relevant clues on his own.

As for the remaining members of 'AFO', it's best not to slacken the investigation and do everything possible to find clues... After all, this matter is extremely important, so it should be set as the top priority!

Finally, besides these things, Sakinagi Shushin also brought some new news to Uraraka Shige and the others.

That is, information about the other members of this 'Wandering Protectors' group, besides Uraraka Shige and the three Deflagration ones... mainly non-combat members...

Some of them were former inmates who had escaped from the Discipline Prison along with Uraraka Shige and others, while others were people who had heard of their group and intended to join them.

Of course, there were also Stain and Spinner, who had suffered retaliatory attacks from the remnants of 'AFO'.