Verbal Sparring

The Nomu seemed to have a similar Quirk to the Shoji. Several arms grew from its body, but the tips were not hands; instead, they were dangerous objects like electric drills, chainsaws, and machetes. Seeing that Jilan remained silent, the black-haired man covered in burn scars waved his hand. The Nomu received the command and brought the electric drill close to Kyoka Jiro's neck.

"... Stop." Jilan finally spoke, "I agree to the exchange."

"I knew Jilan would make a wise decision." Kurogiri bowed to Jilan. "However, we have two hostages on our side. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to exchange two for one?"

Jilan pointed to the source of the dissipating mist to her right rear and calmly said, "The guy who released the Poison Gas is over there. Take him with you."

"No, no, Jilan misunderstood us." Kurogiri shook her head, her gaze falling on Jilan's hand. "What I want to exchange is the Ragdoll in Jilan's hand."

The enemy on Mandalay's side was feigning an attack; their actual target was Ragdoll. Jilan had just dealt with that guy when three or four monsters suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

"That's impossible," Jilan replied decisively. "You should just give up on that idea."

In any case, Jilan would never allow the League of Villains to have his way.

"Ah... this is going to be difficult." The black-haired man groaned and covered his face. "Kurogiri, it seems that guy isn't planning to trade with us. Maybe we should just kill him?"

Little Kuro seemed startled and quickly said, "Hey, wait, Dabi, you're just joking, right?! These two are both lovely girls! They didn't do anything wrong, how can you just kill them like that!"

Dabi sighed impatiently, "Twice, you're so noisy. Our target is still in that guy's hands. Can't I at least give him a verbal threat?"

"Huh!? So it was just a verbal threat, huh? That's good, that's good, hehe..." Little Kuro Hei chuckled foolishly, seemingly believing Dabi's words.

Dabi... Twice... Are these the names of the two enemies on the other side? If Jilan is not mistaken, Twice should be the man with the "twice" Quirk who appeared on the Voyager before.

"Twice... it's been a long time. You ran away pretty fast back then. I really wanted to see you again," Jilan said to Twice in a deep voice.

Twice and Jilan had agreed that Jilan and the others would be responsible for rescuing Toga, while he would use his Quirk to split "Fran" into two. However, when the ship was about to sink, he scared away Minoru Mineta, who was guarding him, and secretly escaped. After that, Jilan never saw him again, nor did he see Himiko Toga.

Speaking of which, since Twice is here, Himiko Toga should be here too. Her Quirk is that she can transform into other people by drinking blood, so if she transforms into one of her classmates, the others might be in danger.

As Jilan thought this, she completely forgot that she was actually the one in the most dangerous situation.

"Huh? Have I seen you before?" Twice his head, looking quite surprised. "Aren't you from the U.A. High School. Hero Course? A bad guy like me shouldn't have met you privately!"

Is he playing dumb...? Well, the agreement that Jilan made with him was that neither of them would reveal their deal. Twice wouldn't tell the League of Villains or Toga, and Jilan asked Kaminari and the others to keep it a secret and not tell U.A. High School or All Might.

Jilan has already discovered the real names of Twice and Himiko Toga, and if they change their minds, he can immediately hand the information over to the police. However, judging from the words and actions of Kurogiri and Dabi, Twice probably hasn't revealed their deal yet.

Perhaps, Himiko Toga still believes that the one who perished in the fish's belly was the real Fran.

"Twice, don't waste your breath on him, he's just stalling for time." Dabi ignored the conversation between Jilan and Twice, taking it for granted that Jilan was trying to buy time. Blue flames ignited in his palm as he aimed at Kyoka Jiro. "Want to gamble with my sympathy, Jilan Jiyu?"

Having no other choice, Jilan kicked the Magician beneath her into the middle of the two sides.

"Here's his back."

Seeing Jilan compromise, Dabi smiled disdainfully, "I truly feel sorry for you. For the sake of your companion's life, you can only make a deal with villains like us. But the deal isn't over yet; there's still the Ragdoll."

Jilan ignored Dabi's sarcasm and calmly said, "Do you think I'm stupid? You hand over Jiro and Hagakure to me first, or there's no point in talking."

"Do you think you have the right to negotiate?" The electric drill in the Nomu's hand spun rapidly closer and closer to Jiro, the sound of the drill alone blowing Jiro's hair. Dabi spread his hands and smiled, "Your companion's life is in my hands."

Jilan sighed helplessly, "Are you really a bad person? If you are, then be more magnanimous."

Jilan looked at Kurogiri: "Hey, Kurogiri, is this the kind of character your League of Villains has become? You four are surrounding me and you're using hostages to threaten me. I remember... your League of Villains inherited Stain's beliefs, right? He never used hostages to threaten Pro Hero, forcing Pro Hero to run into his blade and die willingly."

Jilan sneered, "You guys were clamoring to change the world, weren't you? Even if you achieve your goal this time, what does that prove? It only proves that your current behavior is no different from the thugs robbing banks on the street. Stop using Stain's name; it's a disgrace to his title of 'Hero Killer.' Do you believe that if Stain out of prison, the first thing he'll do is take a knife and kill you guys?"

Jilan was gambling, gambling on the beliefs held by the League of Villains. If they continued to threaten him with hostages, Jilan would actually feel relieved. Only people like the Hero Killer Stain have a firm belief in cleaning up society, would have followers. After all, no one in this society would worship a bank robber.

Twice hesitated and said, "... Dabi, I feel this guy has a point. We're four against one now, and it would be shameful to use a hostage to threaten him. If Spinner finds out, he'll probably target you first."

Kurogiri also said in a deep voice, "Dabi, more important than the success of the mission is whether we have upheld the beliefs of our League of Villains. I think Shigaraki thinks so too."

"..." Dabi withdrew his hand from in front of Jiro, shrugged, and laughed. "That's true. After all, I've joined a big organization now, and it wouldn't be good to act as recklessly as before. Jilan Jiyu, I admit, you're better at talking."

"If it's an organization without any principles, nothing I say will make a difference." Jilan felt more heavy-hearted than relieved.

Jilan had a strange premonition that the League of Villains would overthrow this hero society.