Piecing Together the Clues

As Jilan sat down on the plane, the flight attendant politely asked, "Sir, would you like something to drink?"

"Juice, thank you."

"Don't give him juice, give him plain water!" Lisi interrupted angrily, then looked triumphantly at Jilan, "Want some juice? If you do, apologize to me!"

"Water is fine too." Jilan reached out and took the water the flight attendant offered apologetically, looking at Lisi speechlessly. "Miss, I don't think I've done anything to offend you, why are you apologizing?"

Lisi slammed her hand on the armrest of her seat angrily, her white hair bouncing. "Yes, it's that look you're giving me, like I'm an idiot! He's just my sister's fake lover, who are you looking down on?!"

"Fake lovers?" Jilan noticed the term keenly. "What does that mean? What did your sister Erina say to you?"

Seeing that Jilan had responded, Lisi rested her chin on her hands and laughed as she looked at Jilan: "Hehe, stop pretending, I know everything! It's just because Fran mistook you for her father and her sister for her mother when she first saw you, that's why her sister pretended to be your lover!"

As if remembering something, Lisi's face fell, and the light in her exquisite, ruby-like eyes dimmed. "Little Fran is so pitiful, yet she lost her parents in the shipwreck and also lost her memories. What's most unbearable is that she treats you like her father. It's just too pathetic."

"Why is it pitiful to become my daughter?" Jilan retorted involuntarily, then immediately began to think. According to Lisi, Erina described Fran as an orphan who had lost her memory, and because she and Erina had saved her, she regarded them as her parents.

Jilan couldn't help but admire Erina; her reasoning was logically consistent. Perhaps this was the very reason Erina used to persuade her grandfather to acknowledge Fran as his adopted daughter. Come to think of it, if Fran were their grandfather's adopted daughter, Erina and Lisi should call Fran "Auntie," but the fact is, Fran calls Erina" Mom" and Lisi" Auntie"? This generational confusion is truly baffling.

It seems that no matter which name is used, Lisi is the one who suffers. Jilan's gaze towards Lisi turned to pity.

"Don't look at me like that!" Lisi said angrily again.

"Mmm, I understand," Jilan nodded perfunctorily.

You bastard!

Before Lisi could erupt in anger, Jilan spoke up first, "Miss Liz, I have a question for you. Why did you leave I-Island for this place? What was your reason?"

"Hmph, that's a rather sophisticated question." Lisi placed one hand in front of her and flicked her hair with the other. "If I had to give a reason, it would be that there's nothing left for me to find on I-Island."

Jilan was a little confused. "Doesn't I-Island have so many scientist mentors? I heard your grades are very good, so you should be able to receive personal guidance from them."

"Those mentors don't get along with me, so there's no point in me staying there." As if sensing that Jilan's attitude had finally softened, Lisi unusually patiently answered him, "You know, my research project is 'a dish,' which is a very rare research path on I-Island. No one has ever explored this path before me. After all, I-Island is a city floating in the ocean. While plant resources aren't scarce, each one is a very precious research subject. Those old fogies wouldn't be so generous as to let me use those resources to make a dish."

Lisi glanced at Jilan: "Besides, I need experimental staff like you. The Pro Hero stationed on I-Island I won't eat my cooking, and without enough samples for analysis, I can't proceed with the next stage of research. And..."

Lisi's voice suddenly became very soft; if Jilan's hearing hadn't been heightened by the Hamon, she wouldn't have been able to hear it.

"And I want to witness Erina's rebellion with my own eyes."

After talking for a while, Lisi seemed to be tired. She called for a flight attendant to bring her a blanket, covered herself with it, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.

Jilan had been sleeping for two days, and he really hadn't slept at all. Without anyone to talk to, he could finally organize the information he had gathered over the past few days. So, Jilan propped his head up and looked at the azure sky outside the airplane window, lost in thought.

First, there's the matter of All Might. Actually, Jilan had already noticed from various aspects that All Might was injured or had a physical problem.

Whether it's the reduction in All Might's daily activity time as Pro Hero or his appearances as a teacher, Jilan has done the statistics. All Might's daily activity time is no more than three hours, whereas before, All Might's daily activity time was more than five hours. This reduction is not gradual, but rather a sudden change.

Although no reason has been mentioned in society for All Might's sudden reduction in activity time, a small number of people have suggested that All Might may have suffered incurable damage from years of fighting, and his body could no longer withstand the strain. However, this hypothesis was quickly overshadowed by the mainstream opinion.

Furthermore, Jilan noticed that in the conversations between Mr. Aizawa and Mr. Cementoss, they intentionally avoided mentioning All Might's situation. Also, on many occasions, when All Might was lecturing, he would suddenly rush out mid-lecture to let Mr. Aizawa take over, but Mr. Aizawa always made excuses, saying he had something urgent to attend to.

Furthermore, what truly convinced Jilan of this was his classmate, Izuku Midoriya.

Izuku Midoriya's personality is the same type as All Might's, both being the type to instantly amplify their power. As a die-hard fan of All Might, every time All Might is in battle, Midoriya doesn't show excitement, but rather worry and concern, as if he's worried that All Might won't be able to hold on.

Previously, Jilan had asked Midoriya why he, who had previously had no chakra, suddenly possessed such a powerful chakra. Midoriya replied, "His chakra was given to him by someone else. He promised that person he would never reveal anything about them."

In addition, Jilan obtained information about the "Great Purge" from Diduo Chengjie a few years ago. By organizing the currently available clues, Jilan is fully capable of obtaining a complete chain of clues.

Several years ago, All Might suffered irreparable injuries in his battle with All For One, forcing him to gradually reduce his activities as Pro Hero and fade from public view, thus becoming a teacher at U.A. High School. During a chance encounter, All Might somehow passed on his "Queen" to Midoriya All Might, intending to train him as his successor.

Yes, that must be it. Jilan recalled the several times he had witnessed All Might and Midoriya meeting alone, and All Might's special care for Midoriya. Jilan became more and more certain of his guess.

Over the years, All Might has been the one who has been fighting against All For One. Now, Izuku Midoriya, who was trained by All Might, has to fight against the leader of the League of Villains and All For One's most valued student, Tomura Shigaraki. For some reason, he has also been targeted by Shigaraki and All For One, and it will be difficult for him to escape.

In the past, although Jilan paid close attention to Izuku Midoriya and guided him intentionally or unintentionally, it was only because Midoriya was very strong and Jilan was very interested in his fists that seemed capable of breaking through the heavens.

But things are different now. Jilan has decided that Midoriya is All Might's successor, so it should be Midoriya's turn to fight against evil. All Jilan can do now is to reduce his interactions with the League of Villains and stay behind the scenes to watch Midoriya become the Symbol of Peace.

My goal is to become an ordinary Pro Hero, and I must never steal the spotlight.