Chapter 136

Sakinagi's words did not garner the agreement of the others, except for Uraraka Shige.

But they still followed Sakinagi's instructions and spent another three days secretly investigating each of the people the agents had been in normal contact with.

And the result... was that there were indeed some gains, and quite substantial ones at that.

"Each city has dozens of seemingly normal but actually abnormal individuals... Most of them have absolutely no connection to the remnants of 'AFO,' and only two or three remain elusive..."

Even now, the way they looked at Sakinagi was still somewhat... incredulous.

Only the 'United' member maintained that very solemn expression, looking meticulous, focused, and rigorous as he spoke to Sakinagi and Uraraka Shige... It was somewhat like a report, but strictly speaking, he and Uraraka Shige and the others were not in a superior-subordinate relationship.

"It seems you've all figured it out... I'm afraid the remnants of 'AFO' are already scattered across various cities, hiding themselves in this way... and they're likely among the two or three people in each of these cities."

Sakinagi's words were indeed correct; they had understood this as soon as they learned of the news.

This is precisely why they looked at Sakinagi with such disbelief earlier.

Such a simple analysis... at least it certainly seems very simple... yet it yields such accurate results.

The ability to accomplish complex things with simple methods is always astonishing.

Like magic.

"So, now we can start taking action against those guys, right?"

The guy from 'Meta Liberation' seemed a bit excited, almost unable to contain himself...

For someone who believes in the 'Destro' ideology, even to the point of fanaticism, anything that can expand their faith, bring them closer to it, or allow them to do something or make a sacrifice for it is worthwhile.

This would make them become fanatical.

Even so, he did not leave immediately to carry out his own plan.

Instead, he first expressed his own thoughts and sought Sakinagi's opinion.

This is how Sakinagi earned their respect by proving her abilities.

Wait, why wasn't it Uraraka Shige who did this? Shouldn't he be the protagonist?

Forget it, what kind of protagonist is someone who lost an arm in Chapter 7? From today onwards, Sakinagi is the protagonist! (Just kidding)

In short, having earned respect, Sakinagi, based on the principle that respect is mutual, respectfully rejected the idea of the 'Meta Liberation' member and put forward his own idea.

"Hmm... that's a possibility. But rather than taking direct action, I prefer to probe first, to verify whether they are indeed remnants of 'AFO,' lest we pick the wrong people, gain nothing, and alert them instead."

The member of the 'Meta Liberation' seemed somewhat reluctant, but after all, it was Sakinagi who said it, not Uraraka Shige, and he was the one who had taken the initiative to seek Sakinagi's opinion first.

Therefore, he didn't do anything excessive or rude, but he still couldn't help but try to struggle at the end.

"So how do you think we should probe? How do we verify it? Are you planning to ask directly?"

Sakinagi glanced at him, her expression unchanged, but she still agreed with him.

"Hmm, more or less. Just go and ask them; you'll naturally find out their true identities then."

Standing at the building entrance, this member of the 'Meta Liberation' group was still in a daze.

He hadn't taken what Sakinagi said seriously. After all, his impression of Sakinagi was that she was quite intelligent, perhaps only slightly less intelligent than him... about the same... around his IQ threshold... a little bit smarter than him... Okay, let's skip the unnecessary steps and just round it off to get the final answer...

It's too painful to talk about, so I won't announce the results. Just keep it to yourself.

In short, he really didn't expect that Sakinagi would actually come to the vicinity of the residence of one of the suspicious persons in the city.

And they walked straight towards the gate!

There's a knock on the door!

The door opened!

They went inside!

Wait a minute, does that mean I'm the only one left outside?!

The member of the 'Meta Liberation' finally realized what was happening, and then a gust of wind carrying a fallen leaf swept past him, turning him into a mere background figure.

He hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not go forward to knock on the door again.

He was afraid that knocking on the door would ruin Sakinagi others' plans... Although, in reality, he didn't believe that such direct action from Sakinagi could accomplish anything... But he also didn't want to become their excuse for failure.

So the guy silently turned around and walked towards the convenience store on the side of the road... He didn't want to be a fool and wait at their doorstep.

That would look incredibly silly.

While this member of the "Meta Liberation" went to a convenience store pretending to shop to ease the awkwardness, Sakinagi and the others had already arrived in the room of the first victim... the first target of their test.

Who exactly are you people?

This man, whose identity was questionable, suddenly changed his attitude after Sakinagi and the others entered his house.

Uraraka Shige and the others didn't notice the guy's sudden change in attitude, only Sakinagi stood up and questioned him.

Are you trying to hurt me?

As Sakinagi asked the question, she was practically pressed against the suspect's face.

Feeling nauseous, the suspicious person reached out and pressed down on Sakinagi, causing him to stumble and nearly fall to the ground.

Then, in just a moment, Sakinagi's 'Quirk' was successfully activated, and the man whose identity was in doubt had his thoughts instantly reversed, and his attitude towards everyone began to undergo a dramatic change.

What happened next is unnecessary to elaborate on. Sakinagi kept extracting all the information they wanted from this guy, and then, in order to convince the 'United' and the Shie Hassaikai of all this, she made them personally experience what it felt like to get the target to spill all the intelligence they possessed without any torture or intimidation.

This completely secured the support and trust of these two members of the 'Unity' and the Shie Hassaikai.

The only downside is that they targeted the wrong person; this guy has absolutely no connection to the remnants of 'AFO'.

Therefore, the intelligence and information this guy provided were of no use to the group.

In the end Sakinagi and the others had no choice but to search for the other two as well... and they found quite a lot.