Raw Stone

"Degrading Agent?" Upon hearing this word, Jilan sat down in the chair opposite David and asked curiously, "Dr. David, actually, I'm very curious about something: how exactly is your 'Stock Solution' made?"

After saying that, Jilan felt something was off and added, "Of course, if it's a matter of business privacy, or there's some reason why it can't be stated, you don't need to tell me."

Jilan deliberately glanced at the camera.

"You want to know? Fine, telling you won't hurt. I've been conducting experiments under surveillance these past few days, and the raw material formula has probably already been leaked."

Dr. David smiled wryly, gathered his thoughts, and began, "You know about the 'Quirk Factor,' right? People generally believe it was a brilliant idea proposed by my colleague Dr. Vogelbaum several years ago. He believed that a special factor exists within the human body that possesses Quirk, and it is the existence of this factor that gives people their Quirk. At the time, the scientific community on I-Island was captivated by his idea, and countless research ideas arose from it."

"However, the Quirk Factor Theory was still too weak; it could only be considered a hypothesis, a hypothesis like the 'internal strength' of an ancient Eastern country. Later, various studies reached a bottleneck, and Dr. Dr. Vogelbaum proposer, left I-Island and returned to the United States. At this point, the scientific community lost interest in Quirk Factor research and turned to other areas of study instead."

"I was in the same boat at first. Dr. Vogelbaum is a very good friend of mine. He once asked me to organize his research materials from I-Island I and send them to him, but while I was organizing his emails, I discovered something incredible." The doctor paused, then exclaimed, "There was an email in his inbox from an anonymous science enthusiast. It contained the prototype of the 'Quirk Factor Theory,' and the email was dated two months before the doctor published his conclusions!"

"Besides Dr. Vogelbaum's theory, the email also mentioned at the end that there might be items in nature that could greatly enhance one's Quirk! At the time, Quirk and animals with Quirk had already been discovered, and Dr. Vogelbaum and I both assumed the email was referring to those, so we didn't pay much attention to this detail."

At this point, the doctor's eyes became fervent. "Jilan, can you imagine? Later, by chance, while taking a walk to clear my head, I obtained a piece of ore with unusual quality and density from a market by the sea. In an accident, it was corroded by a chemical reagent, revealing a deep blue crystalline mass inside—a substance I had never seen before!"

"The thing that email mentioned that could enhance one's Quirk might be this. A crazy idea surged through my mind: to study this crystal I called the 'Raw Stone.'" Dr. David gradually calmed down, and after a moment of silence, he concluded his narration, "Later, through my research on the Raw Stone, I obtained the 'Stock Solution' and the 'Quirk Amplification Device.' The Degrading Solution is a potion I developed using a formula I derived from my research on the Quirk Amplification Device; it can rapidly accelerate energy consumption."

"Isn't it like giving someone who's overeaten a digestive aid?" Jilan offered a fitting analogy.

"Haha, you're absolutely right." Dr. David was amused by Jilan's analogy, but his smile quickly turned into a wry one. "My research on the Raw Stone has been my greatest effort over the years, unfortunately..."

Dr. David didn't continue, and Jilan, knowing what had happened next, didn't ask any more questions.

"Is there anything else you want to ask?" Dr. David wiped his slightly reddened eyes and asked with a smile, "Twenty minutes should be up by now. Please ask whatever you want to know."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Jilan pondered for a moment, then asked, "First question, what is the address of that email?"

"It was an anonymous email, but I later checked the IP address, and it seems to be from Japan."

"I see," Jilan nodded, having already guessed what was going on, and continued, "Second question, did All Might suffer a very serious, irreparable injury?"

Dr. David jumped to his feet, staring at Jilan in shock. "How did you know?! All Might wouldn't have told you, and I haven't told anyone else either!"

"I had my suspicions, but your reaction, Doctor, confirms them." Jilan stood up and placed his hands on Dr. David's shoulders to help him sit down again. "Doctor, calm down. The injured All Might is still All Might. Regardless of his strength, he remains the Symbol of Peace."

Looking into Jilan's sincere eyes, Dr. David slowly nodded, his eyes reddening as he hoarsely said, "As expected of All Might's student. If I had thought like you, perhaps none of this would have happened."

"Third question, Dr. David, do you have any more of these 'Raw Stone'? Perhaps they could help heal All Might 'Raw Stone injuries."

David shook his head regretfully. "That bottle of Stock Solution was made from my last piece of Raw Stone. I searched everywhere afterward, but couldn't find any Raw Stone. Otherwise, I wouldn't have taken such a risk."

Jilan felt regretful; she should have taken half of it. Perhaps not only would she not have fainted, but the remaining Stock Solution would also have had some effect on All Might.

"Dr. David, one last question." Jilan glanced at his watch; only one minute remained. He then asked his final question, "What are your thoughts on your daughter, Melissa?"

Jilan swiped her card to open the ward door. She was slightly taken aback when she saw the person sitting in the room, but she quickly recovered and greeted her with a smile, "Miss Melissa, it's an honor to see you before I leave I-Island."

Melissa, dressed in a lab coat and carrying a thick book with an obscure title, seemed to have rushed over from the lab upon hearing the news of Jilan's awakening. ωωω.999xs

The room was piled high with fruit. Jilan casually picked up a mango from the table by the door and handed it to Melissa, politely asking, "Melissa, would you like some?"

"No, thank you." Melissa had no appetite for the fruit. She approached Jilan and bowed deeply in apology. "Mr. Jilan, I apologize for what my father did!"

Jilan smiled helplessly and put the fruit back in its place, "Melissa, there's nothing to apologize for. You may not understand your father's extreme behavior, but I believe there are reasons for everything he's done, but those reasons are just not convenient for us to say outright."

"But it was my father who caused you and Midoriya to not only miss out on your trip to I-Island, but also made you unconscious for two days. As Dr. David's family, I believe I need to take responsibility for my father!"

"Uh," Jilan pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Melissa, I want to ask, did you say these things to Midoriya, to Yaoyorozu?"

Melissa's eyes flickered, then she shook her head.