A... Acquaintance? An old acquaintance!

After establishing friendly relations, they reached a consensus.

This is truly a joyous and celebratory event.

After that, Uraraka Shige and Eri settled down in the city.

The city was just like any other, everyone was living their lives as usual, just as it had always seemed.

The stars in the sky still hang there, and the Chaotic Gravity Field formed by the black spheres inside them can maintain its independence and existence. Even if the Uraraka Shige cancels its 'Quirk', as long as its internal structure does not change, it will not fall to the ground.

But this also means that if Uraraka Shige wants to, he can cause it to fall by disrupting its internal Gravity structure.

Also...

Uraraka Shige has a nice set of equipment that suits his Quirk and fighting style.

Eri gained the official and legal status of being 'Re-Destro's' adopted daughter, and was given a training ground specially designed for her to train her physique and 'Quirk'.

Her physique is, of course, aided by Uraraka Shige's 'Quirk,' which regulates the Gravity to be most suitable for her current physical condition.

Furthermore, she was directly hired by 'Re-Destro' to have a special 'hero' as her teacher, specifically to teach her some of the heroes' fighting styles and how to fight when facing heroes.

Of course, the more fundamental basic education must not be neglected.

Eri will have a fulfilling childhood or adolescence... she should already be considered a proper young woman.

Meanwhile, the original members who had 'Meta Liberation' began investigating the news about 'AFO's' resurrection.

Perhaps it's because of that star hanging high above them, a star that could be called 'Damocles' at any moment?

Or perhaps they already harbored a strong sense of apprehension towards the forces under 'AFO', but the news of 'AFO's' death lowered the perceived threat level of the remaining 'AFO' forces in their minds.

In addition, during that period, the remnants of 'AFO' hid very well, like groundhogs, leaving not even the slightest trace. Even if one wanted to investigate, there was no way to track them down, and no useful clues or traces could be found.

Over time, they gradually relaxed their vigilance against the remnants of 'AFO'... It can't be said that they relaxed their vigilance, but at least they became somewhat negligent in terms of intelligence, which is always unavoidable.

Therefore, after Uraraka Shige, they finally realized this. Their renewed search for information deficiencies was probably... well, considering that 'Meta Liberation' members are spread all over the country, the fact that they could have oversights in information is already a very serious problem.

However, for them, recovering the missing intelligence was not too difficult.

To reiterate, their membership is large and spread across the country, and they have so many companies providing cover...

In short, time continued to pass as the many members of 'Meta Liberation' worked together, as Eri enjoyed a happy and fulfilling learning time, and as Uraraka Shige frantically honed and developed his physique and 'Quirk' every day with the help of 'Meta Liberation's' power, tools, and money.

Five days have passed, and finally... a clue has been found regarding information about AFO.

Intelligence and leaked information about 'AFO' is much scarcer than anyone imagines.

To be more precise, the "Meta Liberation" group didn't actually find any information about "AFO," but rather they found someone who claimed to know and possess relevant information.

"So... the source of the information is a child?"

Uraraka Shige looked at the kid surrounded by a group of 'Meta Liberation' members, her voice still hoarse, but with an air of disbelief.

This kid is so small, probably only about the size of Uraraka Shige when he was knocked unconscious at home.

Are they ten years old yet?

Can you speak fluently?

In the country where Uraraka Shige lived, there was a saying that circulated.

There's a saying, "A young man with no beard is unreliable."

Uraraka Shige now truly understood what it felt like for the person who said those words.

However, he didn't lower his voice when he said this, so his words were clearly heard by everyone present.

The guy who claimed to have relevant intelligence was no exception.

Upon hearing Uraraka Shige's words, a very interesting expression immediately appeared on his face.

"I think... I heard someone looking down on me? And young man over here, haven't we met before? I've heard your voice somewhere before."

Uraraka Shige understood what it felt like to be called "little brother" so naturally by a child who looked to be under ten years old.

However, Uraraka Shige didn't have time to fully savor this wonderful feeling; his attention was more focused on what the child was saying.

"Have we... met before?"

If just anyone said such things to him, he would naturally not take it seriously; they would probably just be making fun of him.

But the kid's attitude, tone, and even subtle expressions when he said those words made it difficult for Uraraka Shige to dismiss them as just a mischievous child's prank... or something like that?

Therefore, Uraraka Shige asked this question.

What the kid said next confirmed the necessity of this question.

The little devil naturally put on a smile, but he looked particularly gloomy, as if he had experienced too much and could no longer take anything to heart.

Then he said:

"Oh, by the way, some of us are meeting for the first time, while others have met before, but please allow me to introduce myself anyway."

The tone was almost like soliciting customers, but it always gave the impression that the person saying such things wasn't a good person... even though that was indeed the case.

The brat didn't pause and continued speaking:

"I'm a professional assassin, but I'm currently unemployed. I heard you're looking for clues about my assassination targets, and I think this is a good opportunity, so I've come to make a deal with you."

As the kid spoke, even though he was surrounded by the 'Meta Liberation' and Uraraka Shige dressed as 'Death Omen Star', and even though they were all watching him, he didn't seem nervous at all.

To reiterate, he's practically a seasoned, jaded old man who's seen it all.

The old salted fish, whose physical age was probably less than ten years old, seemed to suddenly remember something. Instead of revealing the details of the transaction, he paused abruptly and then completed his self-introduction.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing... As for how you address me, you can call me 'Mr. Cancer,' I've been using that name for the past hundred years."