Gathering

Kaminari -kun was arrested because of his own actions... Midoriya knelt helplessly on the ground, staring blankly at the stone slab, realizing he had betrayed Kaminari -kun's trust...

"Midoriya -chan, cheer up." Asui shook Midoriya's shoulder, comforting him, "It's not your fault, none of us could have imagined there would be enemies left here..."

"Hey, don't look so dejected. I didn't say I'd kill him." The man seemed a bit annoyed. "How can you cooperate with my work and rescue your companion if you're like this?"

Midoriya's eyes regained their sparkle. "You said--!"

The man didn't answer, but simply said, "There's a receiver on the big rock right in front of you, do you see it?"

With Asui's help, Midoriya stood up and walked to the stone slab. A single-ear headphone sat quietly on it, its long antenna pointing at Midoriya.

Those are Denki Kaminari headphones.

"Put it on," the man commanded.

Midoriya picked up the earphones with trembling hands, thinking of Kaminari's silly face, took a deep breath, put them on, and calmly asked, "What's next?"

With a sharp crack, the broadcast system covering the entire USJ stadium was shut down, and sound came through Midoriya's headphones.

"Now, only you can hear me. Don't tell the frog next to you what I said."

"Midoriya -chan, are you alright?" Asui looked at him with some concern.

Midoriya gently shook his head and asked, "What do you want me to do to release Kaminari? His life or death isn't important to you, is it?"

"Indeed, it's easy talking to smart people." The man chuckled and continued, "You should have guessed it by now, all I want is a chance to leave, but as far as I know, you can't leave U.A. High School. without a pass, right?"

"... That's why you stayed here waiting for your chance."

Just as Midoriya was feeling disheartened by the enemy's composure, a hurricane suddenly swept in, sending countless dust particles and pebbles hurtling towards him!

"Midoriya -chan!" Asui reacted quickly, jumping into an alley as soon as she sensed the wind, and using her tongue to pull Midoriya, who was left behind, over.

The two clung tightly to the window frame to avoid being swept away by the strong wind. A few seconds later, the wind subsided, but before they could even catch their breath, a series of explosions rang out from the direction the wind had come from!

What on earth happened?!

Midoriya instinctively wanted to run in that direction, but was stopped by a man's loud shout, "Don't go!"

"Do you know what happened?!" Midoriya demanded of the unidentified enemy.

"Oh, that's my companion," the man replied readily. "But I'm different from him. He just wants to cause a ruckus, while I only want to get out of this awful place." He paused for a second, then continued, "I can give you a piece of information; he also captured one of your companions."

Besides Kaminari, were any other classmates caught...? Midoriya fell silent, somewhat at a loss, wondering what he should do.

Kaminari's fate is now unknown, and a new enemy has appeared. Just by looking at the incredibly strong wind pressure, one can feel an extraordinary sense of oppression.

"Asui, could you please go check over there? I have something I need to take care of alone." Midoriya looked up and made a decision. "Kaminari needs me to save him."

"Ashido, I almost hit him!" Yuga Aoyama glared at Mina Ashido, "It's all your fault for smearing Acid on the bomb!"

"How can you blame me? The enemy reacted too quickly!" Ashido knew he might have made a mistake, but he still instinctively tried to explain, "If the bomb had hit him, the corrosive Acid would have burned his skin and made him fall down!"

"Stop arguing. What we just did was a feint. Even if it failed, it's not a big deal." Yaoyorozu looked at the enemy solemnly. "Besides, the enemy has already discovered us."

Upon hearing the broadcast, Yaoyorozu instantly realized that remnants of the League of Villains still existed in the area, and Midoriya was in a precarious and uncertain situation. She wanted to seek help from her teachers, but then she thought of Jilan Jiyu's actions during the League of Villains' attack a few days earlier.

"I must find my companions," Momo Yaoyorozu thought.

Afterwards, they rushed to the scene and announced the presence of their three companions to the classmates who were caught in the attack, which also served as a deterrent to the enemy.

"You... you almost hurt me..." The man circled around, came to a rock half-buried in the ground, made a kicking motion, and then—like kicking a soccer ball—in an instant, kicked the rock out of the ground. The rock flew towards the Yaoyorozu people with tremendous speed, like a meteor. "Consider this a return gift!"

"Ahhhhh--I'm sorry, I didn't mean to!"

Seeing the stone flying towards him, Yuga Aoyama let out a scream, stumbled backward and fell to the ground, watching helplessly as the stone magnified in his retina!

Just as he was imagining his brains exploding, a black figure flashed out from the side, and a black monster emerged from the cloak and rushed towards the rock!

"Aoyama -kun, please don't waste your cloak that matches my color!" Fumikage Tokoyami pulled Aoyama up by the arm, his eyes fixed on the approaching rock. "Stand up and take a good look at our power!"

The rock collided with the Dark Shadow, and amidst the Dark Shadow's scream, the rock shattered into pieces. Before Aoyama could even catch his breath, one of the broken pieces, a rock the size of a person, flew towards them!

Don't forget us!

Just as Aoyama was about to scream again, a red figure stood in front of them, making intimate contact with the rock and bearing its force with his own body. It was Eijiro Kirishima!

With his arms crossed, Kirishima roared and split the rock into four pieces. The rock lost its momentum and fell into the pit.

Kirishima turned around, smiled, and gave a thumbs up. "Aoyama, that attack of yours just now was really a pity!"

Aoyama's eyes, hidden behind his glasses, turned red as he exclaimed excitedly, "Kirishima! Tokoyami!"

"Hahaha, hahaha!" The burly man didn't seem disappointed by the ineffective attack; instead, he seemed relieved. He shrugged exaggeratedly and laughed loudly, "That's right, that's it! Let me see your strength, future heroes!"

"So you're all here..." Katsuki Bakugo's lips curled into a smile. "Although I could take them all on my own, since you're here, then do what you can!"

Bakugo continued his furious shouting, "Did you hear that, Iida? Go find that Deku! Don't let him die for no reason!"

"In that case... alright." Iida nodded solemnly as he saw his companions gradually gathering, accepting Bakugo's proposal. He turned and went to a flat area, the Engine in his Engine spinning in preparation for acceleration; his speed was the most suitable for finding Midoriya.

"Iida, I want to go too!" Uraraka grabbed Iida's hand and said earnestly, "I want to help Midoriya!"

"Then I'll go too. I feel like I'm not doing anything useful staying here..." Jiro stood to Iida's right.

Although they may not be in great shape, they are still women... Grape's eyes lit up, and she raised her hand, saying, "Iida, I'm going too! Our Twin Iida duo is invincible!"

Today, I, Minoru Mineta, am going to fulfill my dream of riding a motorcycle with a girl!

Two people!