Fully armed, Midoriya Izuku and Togata Mirio were assigned to patrol a street in a defense area just three blocks from the city center.
Compared to the calm third-year student, Midoriya felt somewhat tense, especially since the entire area was in a chaotic state.
The Yakuza group [Shie Hassaikai] and the extreme groups that sided with them had hidden malicious intentions within the public, kidnapping many innocent people. They used [Fantasy Hand] and specialized [Erasure] bullets as their main methods, rallying some Quirkless and weak Quirk individuals to form a large force against the heroes, who had superior equipment and combat abilities.
During this chaotic time, besides the secret heroes managing the Yakuza forces suffering significant losses, the overall hero side also lost many combatants due to the enemy's surprise attack that night.
Fortunately, the top professional heroes led by All Might, along with the core heroes, had made some preparations in advance, which prevented the situation from leaning further toward the enemy.
There's no doubt that the foundation of order in superhero society was shaken.
Due to a shortage of personnel, the Hero Association directed the reserve heroes and volunteer heroes from various hero departments to join forces to defend the safer areas closer to the city center.
Basically, they organized it by block, with two professional heroes at the core, supported by several hero assistants and volunteer heroes for patrol.
Midoriya Izuku and Lemillion were selected in this way.
In charge of this area was only one professional hero.
He was the young professional hero ranked seventh on the overall list—[Vector Manipulation] Accelerator.
The Hero Association's unusual decision regarding someone with such power led many top heroes to voice their opposition, believing it was a waste of talent.
In the end, All Might, the top-ranked hero, along with his former guardian and the second-ranked Endeavor, spoke at the meeting, forcing many heroes to agree.
It turned out that the top-tier professional heroes were to form a task force to find the enemy's base, so the hero side's base also needed enough strength to protect the rear.
Best Jeanist, Hawks, and others had not fully recovered from their injuries, while the Shokuhou family's Quirk was better suited for defense and stabilizing the situation rather than offense, but lacked enough mobility.
So only Accelerator remained.
In fact, even that person didn't have a better plan for the current state of the world. The amount of intelligence available was overwhelmingly insufficient.
Criminals hiding among ordinary people, and even within the hero-controlled areas, could only be identified in the area managed by the Shokuhou family.
Even if the hero side could gather all available mental-type Quirk users, compared to the entire District 10, the number of powerless and weak Quirk users with malicious intent would still be insignificant.
Of course, in the area being fiercely protected by the heroes, daily life maintained a minimum standard. You could even see some bold citizens out shopping.
Midoriya Izuku, without a mask, looked particularly nervous. Despite having patrolled only half a block, he was already sweating heavily.
Communication Million, standing tall beside him, kindly asked,
"Midoriya, are you okay?"
"You look really tense."
Midoriya Izuku instinctively nodded and replied,
"I am a bit too nervous, probably due to my lack of experience."
For Midoriya, still a student volunteer hero, being able to participate in patrols in such chaotic circumstances was bound to be nerve-wracking. Although it was a very safe area, no one could guarantee that accidents wouldn't happen.
Wearing orange goggles and a stylish hero combat suit with a cape, Million chuckled shyly.
"Hahaha, actually, I'm a little nervous too."
"This is normal."
Seeing such an easygoing senior, Midoriya couldn't help but turn back cautiously to glance at the big villain following them, and asked with confusion,
"But... I didn't feel any similar emotions from Accelerator."
Lemillion smiled brightly, showing off his white, neat teeth.
"Well, there's no need to mention him."
"But, Midoriya, you don't need to worry too much."
"Even without Accelerator backing us up, the area we're patrolling is relatively safe; we're just checking the streets around the city center."
"Just follow me!"
Having been through many battles, Million seemed very reliable, a fact even the casually following Accelerator agreed with.
As if remembering something, Lemillion continued to guide his junior.
"Regardless, we're in uniform on the streets... always stay alert."
At that moment, Accelerator, who hadn't been part of the conversation but was trailing behind, frowned slightly.
"—Huh?"
According to his [Vector Perception], two people were running at the nearest alley to the three of them, based on the sounds of their footsteps and the patterns of air movement, it appeared to be a little girl and an adult man.
One in front and one behind.
Accelerator turned his stiff neck from side to side, ignoring their shouts as he walked straight toward the alley between the tall buildings.
As someone predicted, a little girl, dressed in dirty clothes with white bandages wrapped around her arms and legs, was running, trying to escape from her guardian.
While running, she wiped away her tears and called out in a very soft voice,
"Is anyone there... can someone help me..."
"Help..."
If she could run, you would think her cries for help would be louder.
But there was a strong sense of unease surrounding the little girl, like a dark and evil shadow from the abyss.
As the walls on either side disappeared, the exhausted little girl reached Accelerator's legs.
In her confused gaze, instead of falling from the force of running, she was lifted up by an invisible power.
It even gently patted her back to help her steady herself.
The first thing the girl saw was a seemingly fierce poker face.
It was Accelerator.
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