~POV Akira~
In the mountainous zone, I'm treating Yaoyorozu and Jiro while Kaminari is observing All Might's fight with the Nomu, though I think he can't see much; his processing speed and eyes are not good enough to follow.
"I finished the treatments for now; you will go to the infirmary when we return."
""Yes""
The two girls answered. Their behavior is odd compared to their usual selves.
'The shock of being nearly killed takes a hold, I guess. Now…'
I move to the fallen samurai; the three behind me are probably wondering what I am doing, simple… I grab the samurai's head and lift him a little above my head.
"Uhh?!"
"Don't fake unconsciousness; that won't work against me. Now you will tell me all that you know about the League of Villains."
Visibly struggling against my grip, the samurai looks at me in the eyes, his willpower still standing strong.
"I won't sell out my allies, kid. You can do whatever you want to me; I still won't spit anything. We will achieve what he promised us!"
"Aren't you the stubborn and brave type? Don't worry, you don't need to say anything."
I look at him in the eye; my eyes turn silver once again.
'Genjutsu: Sharingan'
Using the Sharingan, I enter his mindscape to read his memories. I ignore most of his life story; I have neither the time nor the interest to know it. I scanned his brain until I arrived at an interesting moment.
I find myself in an old-fashioned office. Rather than old-fashioned, more like a traditional Japanese room. Two men sit in the room: our samurai friend there and someone I recognize, Giran the broker. In his hands, a tablet with "Sound only" written on it.
'Of course, Tomura wouldn't be the one to negotiate.'
I thought. Of course, even if he appears as a head right now, the current Tomura is no leader at all.
"I apologize for this unexpected visit, but my employer has a proposition for you."
Giran said he then lays the tablet between him and the samurai
"As my associate said, we apologize for this visit; I'm currently unable to attend this meeting."
'As expected, it is AFO's voice.'
AFO's talent for manipulation is out of this world, so it makes sense that he was doing negotiations. If we can call those negotiations, that is.
"It doesn't matter… Now I would like to hear what you have to say."
"Of course, I want to ask for your cooperation to launch an assault against the UA High School and put an end to the symbol of peace."
"What?! I'm sorry to ask, but are you crazy? Attacking the best Hero school in the country is suicide."
Every villain would think that way normally, but AFO is not a normal villain.
"Our plan is perfectly realistic. After all, we created a weapon specially designed to kill him. The other opponents will only be inexperienced students and second- or third-rate heroes."
"What do I and my men have to gain from this? Considering the risks, there must be something, right?"
"Indeed, there is… By killing All Might, the peace in Japan will collapse, and Me and my successor, Shigaraki Tomura, will ensure to destroy this Hero society that oppressed us all for so long and rebuild it. To achieve this, we will need to fight together and always have each other's back. So that in the end, our victory allows us to stop being society's reject."
What is incredible with AFO is not what his ambitions are nor what he says. It is his charisma; even by saying such simple and plain things, he manages to draw villains toward him like a magnet. At the same time, his actions speak louder than his words; when he wants something, he does what he needs to do to get it.
"I see… so how are you going to attack UA then? You know it won't be this easy."
AFO then began to explain how they will arrive using Kurogiri's Warp and shows a demonstration video of the Nomu's performance. This finally convinced the villain's group to work with him.
'He never mentions the spy. I guess he must be vital in some way. I should take advantage of it, even if he might not be the only one. I, however, doubt that there are more spies in UA.'
"Of course you will not be the only ones coming. Some old friends will help us." (AFO)
What AFO said already disturbs me
'Old Friends?'
What is he talking about?
…
I return to the real world and cast a Genjutsu to erase his memories of me searching in his memories. Despite feeling that I have been in his mind for 15 minutes, only a few seconds passed, in reality.
I droop the villain to the ground. I will think about it later; for now, we need to move.
"I'm done with these guys; we will join number 13 and the others. My clones already brought the rest back. We are the last ones except for Todoroki, Bakugo, and Kirishima."
"What are they doing?!" (Yaoyorozu)
'She really feels responsible as the vice class rep' I thought with a wry smile
"Don't worry, they are trying to help, all Might, but I think they can't do more than being dead weights for him." (Akira)
"I guess… by the way, how do you know that your clones already brought back the others?" (Jiro)
'Aren't you a bunch of curious people?'
"When the clones disappear, the memories of what it did flow into my mind like I did it myself."
"Is that so?" (Jiro)
Why is everyone silent? Even the usually chatty Kaminari is mute like a corpse. Whatever
"Alright, then I will carry you girls and bring you back."
I create a shadow clone to carry the two girls. My clone and I carry Jiro and Yaoyorozu, respectively, in a princess carry. I prepare myself to go down the mountain.
"Hey, did you forget me?! Why don't you help me?!"
Kaminari yells with visible irritation on his face
…
I cannot believe it.
'Is this guy serious? And don't look at me like you've seen your greatest rival has gotten ahead of you!'
"Is your head alright?" (Akira)
"I'm fine!" (Kaminari)
"Since you aren't injured at all, you go down yourself with your two legs." (Akira)
Kaminari's shoulders drop, but his expression remains the same. I ignore him and go down the mountain at a speed that leaves him behind.
After a few seconds,
"Are you okay, girls, with your injuries? Should I slow down a bit?"
…
No answers. The girls keep their heads low without meeting my face.
'Why are they silent? Did I do something strange? I have a bad feeling about this.'
My thoughts are interrupted by the memories of the clone I left with All Might and the others.
Some time earlier, All Might was fighting the Nomu with high intensity. No one was able to get close to them, including Kurogiri.
"This isn't what it was supposed to be!"
Tomura hysterically scratches his neck.
"Shigaraki Tomura calm down!"
Kurogiri said Tomura finally calmed down a bit.
"Since I came here to save you, one student went out to call reinforcements. Other pro heroes will soon come here."
Tomura was silent for a second and said
"Game over; we can only retreat. But before that, I'm going to take down this kid."
Tomura runs toward Akira's clone, unaware that he is a clone
'You are coming to me again? Good… There is something I want to confirm'.
The clone then faces Tomura and throws a punch at him. Tomura caught it with his hand since the punch was intentionally weak. The left side of the clone's hand starts to decay.
"Hahaha"
The clone takes a few steps, looking at the duo with a smile before disappearing in smoke.
"Again?!"
Seeing that the one he attacked was a clone, Tomura's anger rises once again.
Back to the present, I joined the est of my classmates with Yaoyorozu and Jiro. Seeing them carried like that with blood on them, the other classmates panic.
"Yaomomo, Kyoka-chan are you okay?!"
Mina is the first to run and check their conditions
"I think I'm okay." (Jiro)
"I'm fine; Akira-san treated us." (Yaoyorozu)
"I'm not done with the treatment yet. Now that we are safe, time to finish this."