Public Reaction

"The mastermind behind the U.A. High School Forest Training Camp Incident, who calls himself the League of Villains' Vanguard Action Squad, also appeared in the League of Villains. U.A. High School USJ Incident and the Hosu Incident."

Among the victims of the forest training camp attack was the child of Water Hose, Pro Hero brutally murdered by the bloodthirsty muscleman Muscular...

"Tokoyami Fumikage, the third-place Fumikage Tokoyami in the U.A. High School Sports Festival with a 'Dark Shadow Quirk,' has been kidnapped by an enemy. It's hard not to imagine that the enemy wants to recruit him and make him a criminal. So, will U.A. High School become a cradle of heroes or a birthplace of criminals?"

"I have to say, U.A. High School's management system has serious problems. Even if my child wanted to become Pro Hero, I wouldn't let him go to U.A. High School..."

On the day Jilan and the others returned to Tokyo from the training camp, the police, under pressure, released a summary of the incident. The internet exploded instantly, as if a bomb had been detonated. All the headlines were about the attack on U.A. High School, and public opinion began to criticize and condemn U.A. High School's inaction and its poor management.

Even during the holiday, countless reporters still thronged in front of U.A. High School, stretching their microphones towards the towering gates, seemingly hoping the walls would answer their questions.

"Please provide an official response from U.A. High School. How does your school plan to deal with the victim's family?"

"Regarding the child abducted by the League of Villains, how does your school plan to rescue him? Please provide your response!"

In the conference room inside U.A. High School, Principal Nezu stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the commotion outside. He began, "It is truly shameful to be attacked by the enemy during a training camp intended for war preparation; we must admit this. The League of Villains has already launched its war, and I mistakenly thought we had some time left before organizing this intensive training camp. This is my inescapable responsibility."

Midnight said, "Even if we notice, we might not be able to prevent it. The Kurogiri has the Quirk to teleport, and as long as it's there, we can't organize an effective strike. Since All Might's time, there has been almost no organized criminal activity like this. We've all been numbed by our peaceful lives."

The Snipe added, "We can't expect the enemy to be like cowboys in the West, sending out duel notices before the duel and waiting until noon to fire at the same time. The enemy is ruthless and unprincipled; they won't show any mercy even to students."

"Speaking of which, among the enemies arrested this time was a student with the 'Poison Gas' Quirk. He seems to have just graduated from elementary school, and he had a gun he'd somehow acquired," Cementoss suddenly said. "I'm wondering if he didn't receive proper Quirk, which is why he acted that way..."

"Cementoss, stop spouting that 'education is everything' nonsense! Don't underestimate that guy just because he's young; he's killed a lot of people!" Mic said in his usual booming voice. "His Quirk allows him to knock out a large number of people around him, then use that to attack them and satisfy his violent urges. That guy is incorrigible; as long as he has his Quirk, he'll keep killing!"

"Born villains...?" Principal Nezu nodded thoughtfully, "There are also children whose Quirk are far too dangerous."

The student they were discussing, who used poison gas, played a significant role in the League of Villains' operation, knocking out a large number of students. However, when the police arrested him, they found him unconscious and paralyzed from the waist down, meaning he would likely never be able to stand up again.

Such injuries are already quite severe in combat, let alone when they occur to a minor. If the public becomes aware of this, there will definitely be public outcry demanding accountability for those who inflicted such injuries.

The police carefully examined the enemy's injuries and initially determined that they were caused by an explosion and flames. However, Katsuki Bakugo had never been to the forest from the beginning, and Shoto Todoroki also ran out immediately to report the information in the forest. When he came out, the poison gas was still spreading, so it was obviously not the work of the two of them.

None of the remaining students sustained similar injuries, leading the police to conclude that the perpetrator was likely Dabi, a member of the League of Villains. Since the injuries were attributed to infighting among the enemies, there was no need to pursue the matter further, and the police tacitly agreed to discontinue the investigation.

Principal Nezu, seeing the hunched figure sitting beside him who remained silent, said gently, "All Might, why haven't you said anything? The responsibility for this attack lies entirely with me; you don't need to blame yourself."

The man called "All Might" had no muscles, was hunched over, and looked like a retired old man in a park, completely unlike the glorious and majestic image of All Might.

But the teachers around him showed absolutely no doubt; it was clear that he was the real All Might, and the undying blue flame in his eyes proved it.

All Might finally spoke, his voice low and weak, filled with pain. "While those children were fighting the enemy, I was comfortably soaking in the bathhouse!"

Midnight and the others were all shocked, never expecting All Might to be thinking about such a thing. Only Principal Nezu smiled and replied, "Is it that public bathhouse in Adachi Ward? I like to go there in my spare time."

"Wait, wait! Is this the time to discuss the hot springs going to be wasted?!" Mic stood up and slammed his fist on the table. "Isn't our most pressing matter finding the League of Villains' headquarters and rescuing Tokoyami?"

The Cementoss pressed Mic down and said in a deep voice, "Now is not the time to rush. We must wait. Aizawa and Vlad King are at the police station cooperating with the police investigation. They will inform us as soon as there are any developments."

"Feel sorry."

Mic paused, then slumped down dejectedly. No matter how heated their discussion was, if there was no news from the police, their actions were meaningless.

He's very anxious now, but actually Principal Nezu is even more anxious than him, and so is All Might... They're the most anxious people.

Suddenly, All Might's phone rang. He covered the loud laughter coming from the phone with his large hand, apologized, and stood up from his seat, heading towards the door.

"Remember to silence your phone during the meeting!" someone complained.

"Who, who's speaking!?" Mic jumped up from his chair in fright; the voice was different from everyone else's in the conference room.

"It's me, the Ectoplasm..." The voice echoed again from a seat occupied only by an empty coat, and a phantom white figure, seemingly a spirit, floated up. "I used Clones while fighting the wildfire last night, so now I can only speak in this form."

"When All Might returns, I think we should confront a problem," Principal Nezu said, placing his hand under his chin, "... a traitor."