Shigaraki Tomura lay on the table, his gaze wandering to the fish tank with only a few fish swimming, and spoke with a tone of joy.
"As expected of the teacher's arrangement."
"No matter how much I think, I can't figure out those guys' purpose."
"I didn't expect him to be prepared."
Kurogiri, wiping an empty wine glass, said.
"There's no need to rush; we still have plenty of time."
At this moment, the door to the room slowly opened.
The person who entered casually stood at the door and said.
"The guild has sent a message."
"They managed to send it early. Although it was prepared in a hurry and doesn't look very nice, the quality is still guaranteed."
Shigaraki Tomura remained unmoved.
Kurogiri nodded slightly to the person in thanks.
"This time, it's really troublesome for you."
"We're truly sorry."
The enemy's name was Giran, a middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses who worked as a broker.
Giran raised his hand, took a deep puff of his cigarette, and continued.
"Shigaraki Tomura, do you know why the guild agreed to your outrageous request?"
"You're the designated successor of that great person."
"Everyone is looking forward to your performance."
"The 'League of Villains' is becoming active, and others hiding in the darkness are also stirring."
Giran became more excited as he spoke, spreading his arms and grinning to reveal a missing tooth.
"Even we can benefit from it."
Shigaraki recalled the battle at the fourth hospital, where the unexpected burst of power from the No. 2 flame hero Endeavor led to the failure of their battle plan.
As a result, the 'League of Villains' lost two significant combat forces, Twice and Dabi.
If there's anything that can quickly enhance a pro hero's combat power, especially for someone like Endeavor, whose strength has stagnated for years without any signs of breakthrough, it must be something done to their hero costume.
In that world, this logic is common sense. Even their hero costumes can be considered part of their combat power.
After all, being able to obtain the right equipment is a sign of strength in itself.
So this time, Shigaraki put a lot of thought into the combat equipment.
With his face adorned with hand-shaped decorations, his expression was unreadable, but he said,
"Don't worry, in a little while, you'll all be too busy to handle it."
Hearing Shigaraki say this, Giran continued to leisurely smoke and said,
"That's something to look forward to."
"In any case, thanks for your patronage."
"Oh, by the way, Chisaki from the new Yakuza asked me to tell you that there seems to be a leak in the intelligence."
"So, you'll be notified specifically when the time comes."
After saying this, Giran turned and left.
Shigaraki Tomura picked up the scattered playing cards on the bar table and muttered to himself,
"Goals, pawns, prey, everything is in place."
Under the hand-shaped decorations, Shigaraki finally revealed a twisted smile of anticipation.
"Well then, let's start a new round of the game."
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On the other side, Class A's homeroom teacher Aizawa stood on U.A.'s training ground, addressing the students.
"This year's Sports Festival has ended."
"In this competition, I believe everyone has gained some insights."
"You need to digest these insights and adapt to this rhythm quickly."
"Summer vacation is coming soon, but for those of you aiming to become pro heroes, there won't be any time to rest."
"In a few days, the school will arrange for you to have a forest training camp at a specific location. I hope you can all improve your skills during the camp."
Everyone listened quietly, while Accelerator shrugged, looking like he had other plans.
After Aizawa announced the dismissal, the students gathered in small groups to discuss their expectations for the forest training camp.
Accelerator privately approached the homeroom teacher and said,
"As for the forest training camp, I won't be going."
Aizawa wasn't surprised and instead advised him,
"It seems you've agreed to join their search operation."
Accelerator responded casually, as if he were strolling through his backyard rather than facing dangerous enemies.
"Yes."
"Then I won't say anything unnecessary."
"As long as you know what you're doing."
Accelerator could see that the homeroom teacher was genuinely worried about him.
"As a teacher, having a student like you is something I'm very proud of."
"But I'm personally very uneasy about their decision to let you handle so much on your own so early."
"Especially this operation to take down the 'Sky King' enemy. Given the current situation, I definitely can't participate, as I have the responsibility to protect them."
"I'm sorry."
The homeroom teacher looked at his laughing students in the distance, then turned to Accelerator with a rare gentle and worried expression.
"Aizawa-sensei, you don't need to apologize."
"I'm just doing what I think is right."
Accelerator followed the homeroom teacher's gaze and, understanding his mindset a bit, said slowly,
"You're the one who's been working hard all along."
The homeroom teacher Aizawa, with his pale face, forced a smile and said.
"There's nothing hard about it; this is just a teacher's job."
"But Accelerator-kun, remember that being careful is never a mistake."
The target of their search operation was the "Sky King," a powerful enemy used by the League of Villains to hold off All Might during the Fourth Hospital incident.
Even though the Symbol of Peace's power has declined, the strength of this "Sky King" should not be underestimated.
The heroes and police of the other world urgently needed a significant victory to restore public confidence.
The tournament was held as usual, temporarily diverting the public's attention.
But relying on such annual large-scale events to distract people is only a temporary solution.
In previous incidents, the confrontations between the top professional heroes and the enemies were not optimistic.
Therefore, apart from the professional heroes with patrol duties, most of the available and powerful heroes were assigned to this operation.
In fact, the heroes and police have genuinely felt the growing influence and threat of the League of Villains, with the Symbol of Peace's suppression of evil rapidly declining.
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