Rescue Operation
The stairwell on the third floor.
Midoriya and his group misjudged the start time of the party while waiting for Jilan and Bakugo, causing them to miss the opening ceremony. This, in turn, allowed them to escape the terrorist attack.
The second-floor hall was Invisibility, allowing those on the third floor to see everything below. Midoriya and his friends used Kyoka Jiro's Quirk, the "Earphone Jack," to receive a signal from All Might, who was bound on stage, and learned what was happening in the hall. Melissa also learned that her father had been kidnapped.
Grape, in a fit of impotent rage, cried out, "Damn it! What do we do? Even All Might is under control now! The situation is far too dire!"
"I think we should follow the advice of All Might, the Hero Course teacher at U.A. High School, and escape from here to seek help from the outside world," Tenya Iida suggested very calmly.
"I agree with Iida. After all, we're just students. We can't fight the enemy without a hero's license." Yaoyorozu, dressed in a yellow dress with her hair neatly styled, looking like a young lady, now had a worried expression on her face.
"However, escaping from here will be extremely difficult." Although Melissa had seen her father being taken away, she still mustered her spirits and said, "The Central Tower is the most crucial facility on the entire I-Island. Its defenses are comparable to those of Tartarus Prison, which holds the most heinous criminals. It's impossible for us to open it on our own."
"But... our goal is to become heroes, is it really okay to do nothing?" Shoto Todoroki's expression was somewhat gloomy.
"Grape and I rescued a girl from an entire ship full of enemies when we were all alone. They were just a few terrorists, what's there to worry about!" Kaminari encouraged himself.
Kyoka Jiro, then suddenly said, "If only Jilan were here right now, he'd be the best at handling situations like this."
Hope flickered in Yaoyorozu's eyes. "Whether it's the USJ incident or the 'sinking accident' Kaminari, he always seems to have a way to solve the problem. If he were here, he would definitely be able to come up with a good solution!"
"But Jilan is late, she shouldn't be in this building, right?" Uraraka tilted her head and said with a wry smile, "Although we were only able to escape this situation and chat in this stairwell thanks to her..."
Midoriya stood up from the ground and said firmly, "Whether Jilan is here or not, we are all part of the U.A. High School. Hero Course, and we can't stop no matter what... So, I want to go save everyone!"
"How can we rescue them? They have hostages below! Otherwise, why would All Might be restrained and unable to move?!" Minoru Mineta shouted. "I think we should wait here for rescue. There are so many guards on I-Island; they're bound to find a way!"
"Mineta- kun, I don't mean to confront those enemies head-on," Midoriya explained his plan. "All Might isn't acting rashly because the security system has been taken over by the enemy. Besides the enemies inside the venue, the citizens outside are at risk of being attacked by the guard robots at any time. All Might is too far away to deal with those enemies."
"Therefore, I believe we should head to the tower's control room while we're avoiding the enemy. Once we deactivate the alarm system, All Might will be free to deal with these enemies. I trust All Might's rescue speed; as soon as he sees anyone in danger, he'll be able to react instantly and rescue the hostages!"
Whether it was the "Sludge Incident" that Kacchan and he encountered, or the danger he faced with Mr. Aizawa at USJ... countless times, All Might rescued hostages from the enemy's unexpected moments...
"We can always trust All Might!" Midoriya said firmly.
Melissa stepped forward. "The security control center for I-Island is at the very top of this tower. Since the enemy has taken control of the security system, the system authentication and password should be invalid. We should be able to re-edit the system. If we can evade the enemy and reach the top, we might be able to save everyone!"
"Yes, that's it!" Midoriya nodded emphatically, looking at everyone. "This is our chance, a chance to save everyone!"
Iida pondered this and agreed with Midoriya's statement, "If we can restore the alert system, everyone can be saved. Midoriya -kun, I'll join."
"As long as All Might is there, everything will be fine. I'll join too," Yaoyorozu agreed.
Shoto Todoroki, Kyoka Jiro, Denki Kaminari, and Ochaco Uraraka all expressed their desire to join Midoriya's plan, leaving only --
"Okay, okay, I'll join! I'll join! Don't look at me like I'm a paramecium!" Minoru Mineta cried out, also saying he wanted to join.
"I'll join too."
The person who said that came from the floor below their staircase, the same floor where the meeting was held.
Immediately, everyone tensed up, and Midoriya assumed a fighting stance. "Damn it, an enemy!"
A man with striking blond hair, wearing a purple suit, slowly walked up the stairs. He loosened his tie and joked, "Hey, weren't you just talking about me? Now you want to attack me? Have I been isolated?"
"Jilan!" Midoriya shouted excitedly, and as he withdrew from his fighting stance and prepared to walk towards Jilan, a figure rushed towards Jilan first. It was Minoru Mineta, dressed in a waiter's uniform.
"Jilan, I'm so glad to see you! I was so scared! I just escaped from the cruise ship and then I ran into terrorists! I was so unlucky! Waaaaah!"
Minoru Mineta clung to Jilan's leg, sobbing and complaining. This eased the tension among the students in the Hero Course, who looked at Minoru Mineta smiles.
"Stop embarrassing yourself! Go grab a girl's leg, what's with hugging a grown man?!" Denki Kaminari couldn't stand Minoru Mineta's pathetic state any longer. He grabbed him by the back of his collar and tossed him aside, giving Jilan a thumbs-up and a smile. "I knew you wouldn't let me down at crucial moments. Why? Because I'm your best friend who knows you very well!"
Midoriya was happy for a moment about this rare reunion, then he said seriously, "Jilan, did you hear our plan? Do you also think my idea is feasible?"
"Of course, it should be said that this is the most effective solution that we, who are in the enemy's blind spot, can achieve." Seeing that Jilan agreed with his statement, Midoriya couldn't help but feel happy, but soon, Jilan poured cold water on Midoriya's enthusiasm.
"However, your idea is too crude." Jilan said, then suddenly turned around and walked down the stairs to the bewilderment of the crowd. The next moment, Jilan dragged a person wearing a black combat suit up the stairs to the third floor by the collar.
He casually placed the man on the ground, then took out Hisako handkerchief Jilan had thoughtfully prepared for him and wiped his hands. He said calmly, "First of all, when you're plotting, can you at least pay attention to your surroundings? Putting aside the others, you should be on guard at all times, Jiro. Just now, this guard at the entrance of the venue was changing shifts with others and went to the restroom. He passed by the stairwell, and if I hadn't knocked him unconscious, he would have noticed the commotion and reported it to the others, leading to your arrest."
Jiro's face suddenly turned pale and she couldn't speak. Indeed, she was somewhat disoriented due to the previous chaos, and without anyone reminding her, she couldn't think of any way to use her advantages.
"Sorry, it was my carelessness," Jiro said, squatting down and plugging the Earphone Jack into the ground, carefully listening to the sounds around him.