Interrogation

The beautiful female voice seemed to be ringing in the ears of Uraraka Shige and the others.

"My master created me and commanded me to guard this place and kill all those who intrude."

There was only a dark, empty face, with a ring of skin around its features trembling slightly. It looked like a face that could only evoke feelings of mystery and fear. It turned gently, and its non-existent gaze swept over Uraraka Shige and the others. Its gentle voice entered their ears once more.

"So, you're the intruders?"

Faced with this 'Nomu', Uraraka Shige and the others could easily distinguish that it was different from the other 'Nomu', and naturally they were more cautious than when they faced the previous 'Nomu'.

"No, we're not. You've mistaken us for someone else."

Even Spinner was the same, but the way he chose to respond was somewhat... not very tactful.

And so the 'Nomu' instantly exposed his lie.

"Then how did you get here from the Kamui Woods? Pointless lies are unnecessary. Admit it, you are the intruders."

The 'Nomu' thing was saying this, but for some reason, it didn't make any move.

Given the unique characteristics exhibited by this 'Nomu' creature, Uraraka Shige and the others dared not make any rash moves, and the two sides remained deadlocked for a time.

The wind blew across the ground, stirring up a handful of fine sand mixed with some dust, which drew a trail in the air.

After a while, the wind stopped, and the fine sand scattered and fell back to the ground, stirring up dust in some places, which was once again swept away by the wind.

Uraraka Shige and the others were still confronting the 'Nomu', but from the Kamui Woods behind them, one ordinary 'Nomu' after another gradually emerged.

These 'Nomu', which lack self-awareness, inevitably made noise as they walked out of the Kamui Woods. Hearing the rustling sound behind them, Uraraka Shige and the others immediately turned around, and in the next instant, their hearts skipped a beat.

"Oh no, we've all turned back! What will that 'Nomu' do now?!"

Realizing this, Uraraka Shige hurriedly tried to turn his head back, but before he could, he noticed the 'nobodies' emerging from the Kamui Woods behind them, Nomu to shoulder, heads everywhere.

Uraraka Shige's heart sank instantly.

Spinner felt a deep sense of despair.

It was at this moment that the self-aware 'Nomu' suddenly issued an order to the group of 'Nomu'.

"Kill them all."

A gentle voice rang out, yet it carried the coldest words, pushing Uraraka Shige and the others into an even deeper level of despair.

Only Stain drew his twin daggers at this moment, crouched down, and faced the group of 'Nomu's' charging out of the Kamui Woods, ready to fight.

At that moment, his pupils burned like flames, flames of 'belief' or even 'faith' that gave him the courage to fight against everything in the world, even the entire world.

He knew he couldn't die here, because he still had unfulfilled beliefs, and he hadn't yet cleansed this world.

Therefore, for the sake of his belief, even when his own side was in a very bad situation and he faced an enemy several times stronger than himself, he still dared to draw his sword and fight.

His belief is inherently at odds with this 'heroic' society, with this 'Quirk' society, and with the entire world that exists under this social system.

Now that he knows there's no hope of escape, he'll naturally prepare for a desperate fight.

One after another, the 'Nomu' rushed out of the Kamui Woods, heading towards the location where Uraraka Shige and the others were, and then, in the next moment, they clashed.

The tinkling and clanging sounds blended together, as if transforming into a finely rhythmic drumbeat, forming the main melody of this 'musical performance' called battle.

Furthermore, the continuous thumping sounds that transitioned into auxiliary music could be heard.

It was the noise and commotion caused by those ranged 'Nomu' attackers launching their attacks.

Just as Stain had managed to fend off attacks from several melee-type 'Nomu', he was engulfed by a barrage of ranged attacks in the next instant.

The ground was shaking.

The tremors of the ground and the sounds of the attack that engulfed Stain roused the three others —Stain himself and the unconscious Gu Yu —from their dazed state brought on by despair.

The three of them looked toward Stain's location, which was engulfed by the 'Nomu' attack, and all they could see was a cloud of dust and sand.

'The Law of No Harm When There's Smoke'?

A strange phrase popped into Uraraka Shige's mind, causing him to pause in surprise.

Taking advantage of his brief moment of hesitation, Spinner reacted first.

"Stain?! Lord Stain?! Lord Stain!!!"

Spinner was yelling and screaming like a madman at the place filled with smoke and dust, then suddenly as if he had thought of something, he turned his head abruptly and stared straight at the 'Nomu' that was still able to speak, which was blocking the way for everyone.

"It's you... you can command this bunch of 'Nomu'..."

Spinner, who had already fallen into a state of madness, inexplicably found his mind to work more clearly.

"As long as I kill you, as long as I kill you, everything else will be fine!"

Spinner charged toward the unusual-looking 'Nomu' while yelling and screaming.

Then...

Then a Dark Shadow flashed by, and Spinner, who had a bloody hole in his forehead, suddenly stopped his forward momentum, lost his balance, and fell to the ground to the side.

Thump~~

A ripple of dust rose up, and a white, tofu-like substance oozed from the blood hole in Spinner's forehead.

Spinner could no longer ramble on; he shut his mouth forever.

Sakinagi Shushin's face turned deathly pale.

His physical strength and 'Quirk' are undoubtedly powerful, and he relies heavily on his 'Quirk'.

However, when his 'Quirk' fails to function... like now, his physique, which, while not weak, is certainly not Robustness either, is equally useless.

He would have no power left to resist... like a fish on a chopping board, he could only wait to be slaughtered... his heart would turn to ashes.

The smoke and dust that had enveloped Stain's location gradually dissipated, revealing Stain, which appeared to be completely mangled.

Without a doubt, Stain ultimately ended his beliefs and ideals here.

"Die..."

The voice of the 'Nomu' rang out again, and it had somehow appeared beside Uraraka Shige, slowly retracting its sharp fingernails.

The Gu Yu sank.

At that moment, Uraraka Shige suddenly felt a splitting headache, and his soul seemed to be split in two.

Then a voice, both incredibly familiar and utterly unfamiliar, echoed in his mind, asking the same question every time.

"..."