Remnants

Let's rewind to a few minutes earlier.

"Mineta- kun, could you walk a little faster?" Tenya Iida called out to Minoru Mineta, who was standing not far away, as he paced back and forth. "We don't have much time left!"

This time, Iida and Grape teamed up. Although Iida was smart, he wasn't very adaptable, so he accepted Minoru Mineta's suggestion to first survey the area he was responsible for and then find the area most likely to have people hiding. This would save a lot of energy and avoid wasting effort on areas where there were no people.

Minoru Mineta originally intended for Tenya Iida to survey the entire area alone so he could relax and do nothing, but unexpectedly, this guy turned out to be a stubborn and inflexible person who believed that since they were going to work together, neither of them could be left behind...

"Stop talking nonsense! If I had your speed, what would I need to say?!" Minoru Mineta ran breathlessly, his pace slowing down until he stopped five meters away from Tenya Iida. Head down, tongue lolling out, he clutched his leg, trembling, and complained loudly, "We just ran over a kilometer in four minutes! It's nothing to you, but it nearly killed me!"

"I'm sorry, Mineta- kun, I was a bit too hasty!" Tenya Iida immediately bowed and apologized. "I should have considered your stamina!"

Minoru Mineta's eyes darted around, and he chuckled, "Hehe... I can continue following you, but you have to agree to one condition!"

Tenya Iida looked up in confusion. "... Conditions?"

"Wow! The Iida Tank is starting up!"

With Minoru Mineta's excited shout, Iida activated the Jet on his calves. The Engine started instantly the moment sparks flew, bursting into super speed, and he drove through the ruins like a speeding motorcycle!

At this moment, four or five round Grape were stuck to Tenya Iida's metal combat suit. Minoru Mineta was holding the Grape tightly in his hand, blowing so fast that his mouth was stretched wide open, but he still excitedly shouted, "Iida, you know what? I've had a dream since I was little: to ride a motorcycle on the highway with a super hot girl sitting on the back!"

Tenya Iida ran at incredible speed, he also observed his surroundings and mentally constructed a map of the earthquake zone. He didn't answer him, but simply listened in silence.

"But you know, someone my height can't reach the footrest, but I'm not willing to sit on a children's bike. I'm already 15 years old! Even if I'm about the same height as an elementary school student, it doesn't erase the fact that I'm a normal high school student with boundless energy who likes girls!" Minoru Mineta seemed to be in a very good mood, shouting out things he had never wanted to say before, as if he thought the howling wind could carry away his troubles.

"Iida- kun, I had this idea the first time I saw your battle suit. It's gorgeous, cool, and fully automatic—it perfectly matches all my expectations of a motorcycle! I never imagined you would actually carry me on your back and let me fulfill this wish!"

Soon Tenya Iida saw the sand-covered rock wall ahead and realized that he had reached the end of the earthquake zone. His feet stopped moving instantly, and his metal boots screeched against the ground. He drifted in place and faced the earthquake zone with many houses again.

"Thank you so much, Iida- kun!" Minoru Mineta jumped off Iida's back, rubbing his eyes vigorously with the back of his hand, revealing slightly red eyes. He muttered, "Seriously, that was too fast, I got sand in my eyes..."

Tenya Iida said seriously, "I've already surveyed the surrounding area. The best hiding place is halfway along the route we just ran. There are a lot of ruins there, making it very difficult to find. There must be someone hiding there."

"In that case, let's go together." Minoru Mineta was already satisfied; the feeling of being blown by the strong wind was truly enjoyable. No wonder so many people around his house liked to ride their motorcycles out at night.

Just as Mineta climbed onto a rock behind Iida, preparing to remove the super- Sticky Grape that were attached to him, Tenya Iida simply said this:

"Mineta- kun, would you like to do it again?"

Minoru Mineta's eyes lit up. He thought that Tenya Iida hadn't heard what he said, but he was surprised that Tenya would choose to give him another ride!

Without hesitation, Minoru Mineta pounced on his back, getting Grape stuck to his arms and other parts of his body, and excitedly gave the order, "Iida- kun, let's go!"

Shoto Todoroki was in a basement at the moment. Light shone in through the window at the top, and the golden light shone on him like a spotlight on a stage, illuminating only him and plunging everything around him into darkness, as if he were the only protagonist on this stage.

He sat on a pile of stones, silently gazing into the darkness, backlit and quietly waiting for someone to come looking for him.

"... Eight minutes have passed now, and still no one has come looking for me. Could it be that the spot I chose was too hidden?" Shoto Todoroki was worried about whether the search and rescue team could find him. He started thinking about changing his location, but Teacher Thirteen had said that once a location was chosen, it couldn't be changed...

Originally Shoto Todoroki hadn't chosen this location, but he saw the door on the first floor of the house open and curiously walked in. In the center of the room was a large rock. After he lifted the rock, he saw a basement with a hole in the top.

Seeing this cellar-like environment, Shoto Todoroki was somewhat surprised, then decisively chose this place. But now it seems a bit too secluded, doesn't it?

"Slap, slap..."

Footsteps, heavy footsteps.

Shoto Todoroki initially thought the rescue team had come looking for him, feeling both disappointed and happy at the same time. However, he quickly realized that the sound wasn't coming from above, but from the other side of the wall!

Shoto Todoroki instantly became alert, his palms covered in ice. Right before his eyes, a huge black figure slowly emerged from another room he had never been to before.

The man was over two meters tall, wearing overalls like those worn by lumberjacks, and a menacing mask obscured his face, with sharp metal gleaming on it.

He turned his head, stretched his body, and a deep voice came from behind his mask. "I've been hiding for four days, it's time for me to cause a ruckus..."

"Are you a remnant of the League of Villains? No wonder I found this place. Was this a gap you deliberately left...?"

A stream of ice surged from beneath Shoto Todoroki's feet, sharp ice spikes piercing towards the enemy. However—in that instant, the enemy had already arrived behind Shoto Todoroki, and a fist the size of a casserole Shoto Todoroki slammed towards him!