A New Setting? No, Just...

The black marks coalesced and took shape, transforming into the faceless 'Nomu'.

The light gathered into an egg shape, and then the 'Nomu' that was radiating light broke out of the egg, leaving behind pieces of the eggshell that dissipated back into light.

This 'Nomu' always looks beautiful when it appears.

It even has its own entrance effects... all it's missing is its own background music.

The three figures that emerged from the hospital last were led by the one in the middle, while the two on either side followed slightly behind.

"This is..."

Those were two 'Nomu' beings, and their appearances were completely familiar to Uraraka Shige.

"Father and... Mother?!"

Uraraka Shige, feeling her body trembling uncontrollably.

"What exactly is going on...?"

In his utter confusion, Uraraka Shige didn't even notice that the figure in the center was not their target, 'AFO'.

He was not heard until someone on the ground made a similarly astonished sound.

"Zhizi... Zhizi, why have you become like this?!"

"And Xing! What did they do to you?! What exactly happened to you?!"

"Where's Qiangwei? How is Qiangwei?! Where is he?!"

The anxiety in her voice brought Uraraka Shige to her senses.

"No, these aren't Father and Mother... It's just an illusion; it seems everyone sees something different."

However, even after realizing what had happened, the appearance of the two 'Nomu' in his field of vision remained unchanged.

However, having realized his mistake, Uraraka Shige no longer focused all his precious attention on the two 'Nomu's'. He began to observe the 'Nomu' in the living room.

If you don't look closely, this 'Nomu' is the kind of thing that would completely go unnoticed.

His physique is very different from other "Nomu" individuals; he is not only not robust, but in fact, one could say he is extremely thin.

The entire 'Nomu' head looked as if it had contracted some kind of terminal illness, even to the point of being in its late stage, to the point that it seemed to be radiating a strong aura of indifference.

If there's anything about it that's particularly noticeable, it's probably its ever-closed eyelids.

This is a strange 'Nomu'.

The conclusion is as follows: The Uraraka Shige.

But it has nothing to do with him.

"Die."

The utterly indifferent 'Death Omen Star' spoke with utterly indifferent words.

Although it might sound a bit awkward, it does feel like it perfectly captures the meaning.

Uraraka Shige didn't care about the lives of these few 'Nomu' creatures at all.

Having uttered these words, Uraraka Shige once again swung the wooden sword in his hand.

'Gravity Blade - Slash'

An invisible blade sliced through the three 'Nomu', yielding different results.

The 'Nomu' that appeared directly on everyone's retinas, formed from condensed light, seemed completely unaffected.

The blade swept right past it, including Uraraka Shige's arm, all just passing by the back of this 'Nomu'.

'This' Nomu's seemed so far away, but it turned out to be closer to me than my arm... or rather, closer to my eyes?'

In other words, this "Nomu" actually exists within my eyes!

In a flash, Uraraka Shige's thoughts raced, and she realized this.

However, the blade did not stop, sweeping straight across the next 'Nomu' and slicing it into dust at the waist. Then, the entire 'Nomu' began to turn into ashes.

'Is it that powerful? No, this must be the' Quirk's of this 'Nomu'.'

Uraraka Shige became alert, and then the invisible blade struck the 'Nomu' in the center.

And then...

'What happened?!!!'

... Uraraka Shige that Jie was a fraud.

The invisible blades were not fatal.

Just as the blade, composed entirely of Gravity, was about to strike the 'Nomu,' it seemed that the stimulus of the impending death caused the 'Nomu' to suddenly open its eyes.

In the next instant, a silent buzz seemed to resound in everyone's mind and consciousness, making them feel that something extraordinary had awakened, as if they had been targeted by some higher-level being.

They felt their whole bodies trembling, their legs shaking, and almost every one of them, including Uraraka Shige, turned around and wanted to flee the place.

However, at this moment, they realized that all their previous feelings were just illusions.

They weren't trembling, but they were equally unable to leave... because everything around them, including themselves, had fallen into a mysterious and inexplicable state of stagnation.

They couldn't even breathe; they could only let the feeling of suffocation slowly spread.

Perhaps that buzzing sound was the noise produced when they and everything around them were in a state of relative stillness, rubbing against and colliding with all things in the ever-moving world?

However, since the air is also stagnant, the vibrations are also stagnant, so they shouldn't hear any sound at all.

So the sound just now was actually an illusion?

"It's not an illusion. It's the sound that only the soul can hear, caused by the friction, squeezing, and collision between the soul and body when the body is imprisoned, but the soul and consciousness are not."

A beautiful, gentle female voice rang out, making Uraraka Shige feel somewhat familiar... It was that female 'Nomu'.

But how did she know what I was thinking?

And how did she let me hear her voice and be able to talk to her?

Uraraka Shige's mind was filled with confusion and bewilderment.

Why did she tell me all this?

These were all things he couldn't understand.

But these questions were soon answered.

The answerer was still that 'Nomu' thing.

"This is my 'Quirk,' I need your help, I yearn for freedom."

Then this 'Nomu' immediately showed her sincerity.

It wasn't about exposing his chest or belly, but rather about informing Uraraka Shige about some urgent matters and information that he needed to pay attention to.

"Their 'Quirk' are all very strong, and their self-awareness, like mine, has not been extinguished. They also possess language skills and the ability to think for themselves."

"And she is my daughter, she has always been on my side, we don't necessarily have to be enemies."

"Listen carefully, the guy on the left has the 'Quirk' of Ash, which allows him to turn himself and most things he touches into ash. The amount of ash that makes up his body exceeds one trillion."

"And the guy on the right..."