Shigaraki's Invitation
"Midoriya -kun, are you alright? I heard you were attacked!?"
After receiving a call from Uraraka informing them of Midoriya's accident, his classmates rushed to Midoriya side, anxiously inquiring about his condition.
"I'm fine. Shigaraki seems to have only come to ask some questions and didn't intend to harm me." Midoriya shook his head with a smile after calming down. "But if Uraraka hadn't intervened, he might have attacked me too."
"Yeah, Midoriya, I'm so glad you're alright." Kirishima breathed a sigh of relief, looked around, and said, "We should all be together by now. Luckily, we were on a group trip this time, otherwise the bad guys would have succeeded."
"Wait..." Asui looked at Hagakure, "Why isn't Jilan here? I remember he was with Hagakure- chan, right?"
This matter wasn't kept secret from anyone; many people knew about it. So why was only Hagakure returned here? What about Jilan?
The tension that had just eased for everyone was raised again.
"Jilan, could we have run into Shigaraki?!" Ashido screamed, clutching his head. "If I'd known this would happen, I would have gone with Jilan!"
"No, not at all," Toru Hagakure with a grin. "It seems that Jilan wasn't feeling well and went to the public restroom."
"Yes, that's true." Uraraka nodded, showing the message Jilan had sent on her phone. "Jilan did say he wasn't feeling well and wanted us to leave first."
As they were talking, the police arrived at the scene and quickly set up a cordon to evacuate the crowd. A police officer with a cat's head and a human body ran towards Midoriya and the others. He was Officer Sancha, who had dealt with them during the USJ incident.
"Midoriya -kun, you encountered members of the League of Villains. Are you alright?" Sancha saluted and asked anxiously.
Sancha was one of Inspector Tsukauchi's most capable henchmen, and he was immediately dispatched after hearing about the incident involving the League of Villains.
Midoriya shook his head. "... Shigaraki has already left."
"... In that case, could you please come with us to the police station, Midoriya- kun? It's just to give a statement." After speaking to Midoriya Sancha looked at the other students, "And students, the police are sealing off this area to search for the League of Villains. For your safety, you can take the police car home first."
The students were very understanding and nodded in agreement.
Before leaving, Asui said with some concern, "Officer Sancha, Jilan might still be nearby. He might have run into Shigaraki. Please start the search operation as soon as possible."
During the USJ incident, Asui faced Shigaraki's palm directly and still feels lingering fear, often having nightmares. If Jilan hadn't shielded her from it, she might have already perished.
"Is Jilan here too? Okay, I understand!" Sancha paused for a moment, nodded heavily, picked up the walkie-talkie, and began assigning tasks.
At the same time.
Jilan Jiyu glanced at the text message that Asui had sent her, worried that she might have encountered Shigaraki's message, replied with "It's okay, I've already left," smiled, and put her phone back in her pocket.
"Your smile is truly disgusting," Shigaraki roared angrily. "It's all because of All Might that you guys can laugh so freely!"
"That smile has nothing to do with All Might; it belongs to you, and even a dragon cannot take it away," Jilan Jiyu said slowly. "Since you didn't attack me immediately, doesn't that mean we can talk calmly?"
At this moment, in order to evade the pursuit of the police and Pro Hero, at Jilan's suggestion, he and Shigaraki went to an empty rooftop. It was only three or four in the afternoon, when the sun was high in the sky. Shigaraki adjusted his hat with some disgust, trying to block out the sunlight.
Shigaraki hates the sun, because it's the sun that forces people like them to hide in remote corners. But he hates All Might even more, hates this indifferent bastard in front of him who seems to think chatting with him, a criminal, is no big deal.
Shigaraki wanted to attack Jilan as soon as they met, but he remembered his teacher's words and the mission his teacher had given him after the Hosu City incident, when he had angrily confronted Kurogiri and questioned him about why he was so late...
Even though this bastard named Jilan Jiyu in front of him was the one who hurt him and caused him to lose a family member's hand, he couldn't help but intervene! Because the teacher said he was a partner that could be won over!
"Talk? What's there to talk about?" Shigaraki chuckled. "Let's talk about why you didn't save those kids in Hosu City. Tell me, should we tell All Might about this?"
Shigaraki's words were a warning to Jilan; he already knew what Jilan was hiding from All Might, and if this were exposed, it would surely ruin Jiran's reputation.
"I've never been to Baoxu," Jilan denied casually.
Shigaraki covered his face and burst into laughter. "Hahaha, you won't admit it? You're right, anyway, we don't have any evidence, and no one will believe what we villains say!"
Through just a brief exchange, Shigaraki understood that his teacher was right after all; Jilan was definitely not someone who wanted to become a hero!
Shigaraki harbored deep resentment towards Jilan because Yoshiran was immune to his attacks. He believed that Jilan was his greatest enemy in the future and the biggest obstacle to completing his teacher's plan.
However, now Jilan refuses to admit that he has been to Hosu and that he did not help his companions who were dying. This gives Shigaraki a sense of pleasure. All Might thinks that his smile can save everyone, but he does not know that his student has had deep contact with the enemy right under his nose!
"I really want All Might to see this! His dear student is a traitor who would leave his classmates to die and who has had several encounters with the enemy but has never told anyone. This is the good student he taught, the future Shigaraki!" Shigaraki laughed heartily, clutching his stomach, feeling extremely pleased and even more certain of the ideals he had just established.
Jilan frowned. "Are you done laughing? The police will find this place sooner or later. I only have one question: Why me?"
"Why you?" Shigaraki wiped away the tears of laughter, repeated, and murmured, "Yeah, why you? Because you're a born villain!"
Able to coldly ignore death before one's eyes, able to calmly converse with the enemy, and actively conceal important enemy information—you think this kind of person can become a hero? Don't be ridiculous, he's clearly a criminal in reserve!
Shigaraki suddenly burst into laughter, spreading his arms wide. "Come on, join us! Join the League of Villains family and let's oppose All Might, let's oppose this world!"
Shigaraki continued excitedly, "To make a future hero become a criminal—that's something even Hero Killer couldn't do! Only I, Tomura Shigaraki, can destroy this society and plunge the world into despair!"
Jilan Jiyu denied ever coming to Hosu because he was worried that Shigaraki would secretly record him and then threaten him. This was just caution; after all, he didn't know much about the guy in front of him. He only knew that Shigaraki was Dio's subordinate and didn't know what he would do, which was completely different from what Shigaraki thought.
Jilan initially thought Shigaraki wanted to help Dio rule the world, but now he's saying something about plunging the world into despair? Furthermore, his words seem to focus entirely on himself, making no mention of Dio or All For One. Does this mean Dio isn't controlling him?
Given Dio's charismatic personality, he could easily become a leader, driving all his subordinates to madness. So why is Shigaraki now inviting him to join, on the condition that he becomes the leader himself?
Although Shigaraki's words left Jilan with many questions, Jilan still noticed something: Shigaraki seemed to genuinely want him to join his side and become a villain, to inflict a great psychological blow on All Might, rather than trying to kill him and temporarily deceive him.
It's important to know that Dio disdains lying. If he needed to use his own body to change the vampire's photophobia, he would definitely tell his subordinates the truth and would never lie.
Since Dio offered to join his side, it means he doesn't need my body. Could it be that he feels familiar with the Hamon on my body and wants to meet a familiar stranger?
Jilan Jiyu slightly relieved. Looking at Shigaraki, who seemed to have misunderstood something and Shigaraki, she took a step back and chuckled, "Hey, you must have misunderstood something. I've never intended to join you guys."
"Aren't you going to join us?" Shigaraki stopped laughing, raised his head, and a crazed red light flashed in his pupils. Suddenly, he charged towards Jilan. "Then, I'll force you to join!"