Going in Circles

The last two remaining 'Nomu' were not wiped out by Uraraka Shige and his group... nor did they turn around and wipe out Uraraka Shige.

Once only the female 'Nomu' remained on the field, the other 'Nomu' formed from light had already disappeared.

The "Meta Liberation" group, who expected a fierce boss battle, did not experience the events they envisioned.

This female 'Nomu' made a choice that was completely incomprehensible to everyone, including Uraraka Shige.

She transformed into numerous jet-black lines on the spot, then vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving behind only this devastated street, littered with the corpses of hundreds of 'Meta Liberation' members.

There was also a sentence that gradually faded into the wind.

"So it was you..."

Of course, many people understand the meaning of this sentence, but only one person truly understands its meaning... a person who knows the true Quirk of this 'Nomu'.

Uraraka Shige only understood the meaning of 'she recognized me'.

However, he did not make any unusual movements, because no one present could be sure who the female 'Nomu' was referring to. Including Uraraka Shige, he only had the feeling that the female 'Nomu' was talking to him.

But rationally speaking, it's more likely that this statement was made by the Killer Cancer who had been hiding somewhere after the fight started, only to reappear in front of everyone now.

After all, if what he said is true, this isn't the first time, or rather, he's contacted 'AFO' many times.

... in order to assassinate 'AFO'.

But regardless of who this self-proclaimed 'cancer' killer really is, one thing is certain: the situation is not good for him at this moment.

Because of the massacres committed by the 'Nomu', many of their companions had deserted them. Coupled with the recent battle, the members of the 'Meta Liberation' group were extremely agitated.

So when Killer Cancer appeared before them, it's unclear who started it, but the group of 'Meta Liberation' members began to question Killer Cancer one by one.

"You did this on purpose, didn't you! You led us here, into this trap!"

Then, the group of 'Meta Liberation' members, who were emotionally charged and had nowhere to vent, seemed to have found a target, a way to release their emotions, or suddenly realized something, and began to condemn the Killer Cancer.

"It was a trap!"

"Damn it, so he really is a traitor who has infiltrated us?"

"Where did you hide during the fight? Why are you out here again now!"

"Are they planning to lead us to another trap?"

However, these accusations and criticisms were quickly stopped; it was Hanabata Koku that forcibly calmed the emotions of the group of 'Meta Liberation' members.

Because they need the Killer Cancer to guide them in finding 'AFO'.

Otherwise, even if they knew the Killer Cancer was innocent, they wouldn't have stopped their ordinary members from freely 'liberating' themselves at this time.

The Killer Cancer was completely unconcerned about the possibility of dying on the spot; given his 'Quirk,' death was the least worthy of fear.

Of course, this only applies to him personally.

"If it's alright, let's go. We're very close, less than a mile away."

Killer Cancer said this, feeling that this war between 'Meta Liberation' and 'AFO' was an opportunity to end the meaning of his past existence, and perhaps it could be used to completely sever ties with his past.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that he may not want to end all of this, but rather to elevate his own life further, just as the previous voice said, setting a trap to wipe out all the 'Meta Liberation' members here.

However, regardless of the circumstances, those hundred-plus members of the 'Meta Liberation' faction were dead, fallen on the path of this campaign, and on the sacred journey of pursuing the ideals they held dear.

Although what they were pursuing was not true liberation, but something else that was given the name of 'liberation'.

However, such a pursuit, and the perseverance to the end, is undoubtedly worthy of respect and deserves the title of a sacred path.

At least for them, this term is perfectly apt to describe their behavior.

Unfortunately, they pursued the wrong goal, which turned what was their sacred path into a terrorist attack for others... or even something far more terrible and excessive.

In short, let's summarize.

To summarize in one sentence, it would be roughly --

"Their pursuit of certain things is correct in itself, but that's all it is—the action itself. Whether it's the goal, the method, or the things they did in the process, they chose the wrong things. Therefore, their actions, which were not originally wrong, became wrong."

Like this.

Watching what was happening before her eyes, and suddenly thinking of this, Uraraka Shige felt as if something had touched her heart, and she felt an indescribable emotion.

Without saying a word, he silently landed on the ground and quietly blended into the group to continue moving forward.

The large group of 'Meta Liberation' members resumed their march as if nothing had happened.

As always, Killer Cancer took the lead, with Uraraka Shige and the others from 'Meta Liberation' ready to support him from behind.

He's not afraid of death, anyway.

The journey continued smoothly, without any major obstacles.

The group easily covered more than half the distance... actually only two or three hundred meters.

However, everyone present soon noticed something strange... The assassin who called himself 'Cancer' started to stagger as if he were drunk, leading the 'Meta Liberation' in circles.

This strange behavior instantly alerted the members of the 'Meta Liberation' group, who secretly activated their 'Quirk' to prepare for an attack on any potential enemy.

But after going around in circles again and again, no enemy appeared. Instead, everyone's tense nerves became increasingly exhausted. Finally, Chikazoku Tomoyasu of the "Meta Liberation" cadre, couldn't hold back any longer and began to question the Killer Cancer.

"So you deliberately brought us here, didn't you? This place is a trap, designed to keep us occupied and delay our progress, isn't it?"

The question was phrased with such certainty that it was hard not to feel a sense of incongruity.

But Chikazoku Tomoyasu's words were not yet finished.

"You're planning to stall us here so that 'AFO' can lead their forces straight to our headquarters and inflict a devastating blow on us, right?"