Hypothesis

"Do you remember your name?" "..."

"Where do you live?"

"Who is your boss?"

"As expected, he didn't react at all..." All Might stood in the room next to the interrogation room in the detention center, watching the interrogation scene on the other side through a one-way glass.

The giant, purplish-skinned man with a bird-like beak whose brain was completely exposed sat blankly on the bench, his hands and feet bound by sturdy chains, obediently accepting the questions from the two police officers.

"He was found yesterday in the woods not far from the USJ site while we were cleaning up. He had no external injuries, offered no resistance, and didn't respond no matter how we called him..."

Officer Sancha opened his notebook and read the information aloud.

"Sancha- kun," All Might interrupted him, "I'd like to go in and take a look, is that alright?"

"This..." Sancha looked troubled. "This doesn't comply with the regulations, even if it were you..."

All Might, being quite understanding, smiled and said upon seeing his conflicted expression, "It's alright. If it can't be done, then so be it. There are rules for Pro Hero too."

"Wait!" Just as All Might was about to step out of the room, Sancha suddenly gritted his teeth and called out to him, stamping his foot. "I'll arrange it right away!"

Jilan Jiyu stood beside All Might, watching him with a knowing smile, and sighed helplessly.

Should I say something like, "All Might, was this part of your plan too?!" at this point?

Soon, at Officer Sancha's request, the two officers in the interrogation room came out, exchanged a glance with All Might, nodded to each other, and left.

As Officer Sancha opened the interrogation room door for All Might, he said resentfully, "I told them the person who invited you here was the inspector. If those two ask the inspector about it, I'm dead..."

Is this a disservice to the fans...? All Might laughed awkwardly while gesturing for Jilan to follow him inside.

"I'll wait for you outside. Knock on the door when you're done and I'll open it," Sancha instructed from outside the door before closing it. "By the way, although there's no one in the monitoring room next door and no surveillance cameras, this interrogation room is very soundproof, so whatever injuries the other person sustained will be recovered... but please don't do anything to torture the criminal, okay?"

After saying that, he chuckled self-deprecatingly at the doorway, "That's All Might, you know. Putting aside the fact that he and the inspector are old acquaintances, given his character, he wouldn't possibly do something like abusing a prisoner."

Inside the monitoring room.

"Do you still recognize me?" All Might bent down and waved at him. "I am the All Might you wanted to kill."

Upon hearing this word, a rare flicker of emotion appeared in Nomu's eyes, before he quickly regained his composure and returned to his dazed state.

"He neither speaks nor resists, he just looks dazed, as if he's lost his soul. This is troublesome..." All Might stroked the two tufts of hair standing on his head, looking troubled. "Jilan, do you have any ideas?"

"No soul...?" Jilan Jiyu walked up to the Nomu and looked down at it, but the other party did not react.

Suddenly, Jilan Jiyu punched the Nomu in the face, turning his face to the side and making him look at the one-way glass.

Jilan Jiyu noticed that Nomu to make a move, so they took a step or two back to prevent him from suddenly attacking. Nomu slowly turned his face back, staring directly at the table, and then remained still.

"Young Jilan!" All Might said, feigning anger, "How could you lay a hand on me!"

"All Might, now it's just the two of us, so let's stop pretending, okay?" Jilan Jiyu sighed, turning to say, "Officer Sancha already hinted to us that the police have physically pressured him, so it's okay for us to do this kind of thing, right?"

"Eh." All Might paused for a moment, then gave an awkward but polite smile. "I was trying to maintain a teacher's demeanor..."

Then, looking seriously at the Nomu, he said softly, "However, I'm not the kind of pushover who would stop a crime just because his friend is hurt..."

"And, young Jilan..." All Might took off his suit jacket, wrapped it around his right arm, and swung it heavily at the Nomu's face, "Your punches were so weak!"

Although All Might knew that with the Nomu's abnormal regenerative abilities, even his full strength could be recovered quickly, All Might was still cautious. What if the Nomu's regenerative abilities suddenly disappeared?

A heavy punch landed on the Nomu's face, instantly twisting his mouth in pain. Then All Might struck his chin with his elbow, sending his face tilting upwards and his body floating into the air.

"Young Jilan, your attacks are far too gentle. When dealing with enemies, one must be ruthless, like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves!"

All Might clasped his hands together, making a smashing motion, and struck the Nomu in the stomach from above, instantly slamming him to the ground!

All Might wiped his sweat, turned around, and said with a smile, "See that, Jilan? That's the art of battle!"

Seeing Jilan Jiyu's stunned expression, she thought her sudden attack had startled them, and hurriedly waved her hands. "This is just the hero's battle mode. In real life, we should treat our friends with the warmth of a spring breeze!"

"No, not this one, All Might..." Jilan Jiyu stared blankly at the Nomu slowly getting up and regaining its standing posture, and said, "I think I know his pattern of action."

"Really!? Young Jilan!" All Might had only wanted to vent and hadn't really intended to uncover the Nomu's secret, but upon hearing this, he instantly perked up. "You already know the enemy's secret?!"

"It's just a rough guess." Jilan Jiyu walked up to the Nomu, touched its body, and when he saw that the Nomu only turned its gaze to him without making any other move, he began to mutter to himself.

"It can produce simple follow-up responses to external stimuli without exhibiting aggressive behavior. When its posture is changed by external forces, it will subconsciously follow suit to maintain its balance without resisting... Sandbag, yes, sandbag!"

Jilan Jiyu suddenly turned her head, her eyes filled with fanaticism. "All Might, do you remember how Tomura Shigaraki described the Nomu? He said the Nomu was a perfect punching bag to deal with you! Think about it from another angle, isn't the Nomu unable to act on its own, only passively accepting commands, like a punching bag that won't move unless someone touches it!"

"Young Jilan, are you saying that the Nomu is controlled, and won't act once it can't receive commands?!" All Might quickly realized what was going on, looking at the Nomu with a serious expression. "That's quite a bold hypothesis..."

"If we want to prove whether this hypothesis is true or false, we need to experiment with it ourselves..."

Jilan Jiyu reached out their hands upwards--