188 Strange

Melissa was familiar with every corner of the building, and they were on the top floor of the party venue.

However, he didn't tell them to move closer. Instead, he looked at Jiro and asked, "Jiro, can you hear what is happening there?" If they moved closer, there was a chance that they might be discovered, so he used Jiro, whose "Quirk" was extremely useful in this type of situation.

Still, Midoriya seemed eager to move forward to meet All-Might, but he also knew this wasn't the right occasion to do that. He also looked at Jiro, waiting to hear what was happening.

The situation was quite tense, especially when Jiro looked at him with a panicked expression.

"This is bad, Mineta! Everyone has been caught by the villains!"

"Even All-Might?"

"Even All-Might!"

"......." Everyone.

"We need to do something!" Midoriya quickly said with a solemn expression.

"Why do you say something obvious?" Mineta looked at Midoriya speechlessly, but then he ignored him and said, "Calm down. Besides that, can you hear what is really happening?"

Hearing his question, Jiro was in silence for a while before she shook her head. "There is nothing I hear except that the villains have caught all the guests at the venue."

"By the way, can you use your "Quirk" to determine All-Might's position?" He asked.

"Why?"

"Maybe we can ask All-Might about what is happening. Naturally, we'll be using Jiro's "Quirk."

"I-I should be able to do it, but..." Jiro was nervous and hoped that someone could accompany her. She had already determined All-Might's position, and she could go right away, but the pressure almost crushed her, and she needed someone to support her. She looked at Mineta subconsciously and wanted him to come with her, but...

"Jiro-san, let me come with you!" Midoriya said with a solemn expression.

"You?" Jiro looked at Midoriya in doubt and said, "Midoriya, it's not like I am mocking you, but it is hard to believe you with how you conduct every day."

"I..." Midoriya looked at Jiro in disbelief. He clenched his fists and didn't know what to say for a while.

No one also tried to help Midoriya since everyone's life was on the line.

They had to choose the best person to solve this situation.

"Midoriya, why do you want to go? Jiro's responsibility is to listen to All-Might's message, but if you go, your duty is to attract All-Might's attention, so he can tell us what is happening. You should know that once you are discovered, everyone will also be discovered. By then, we will all be caught. I am not saying this to spit on you, but do you dare to sacrifice your life to protect everyone?"

"Yes!"

Unexpectedly, Midoriya answered without hesitation.

"........"

Everyone was speechless.

"Ah, but I am not saying I will definitely be caught, so I will sacrifice myself, but I believe I know All-Might the best! Let me go, Mineta-kun!"

Midoriya's eyes were full of determination, and he believed that he should be the one who should take this role.

Mineta didn't say anything and only stared at Midoriya for a while.

However, this stare caused tremendous pressure on Midoriya, and while he didn't realize it, his body was full of cold sweat.

"Go. Don't disappoint me."

"Yes!"

"Don't yell."

"Ah, I mean, yes..." Midoriya said with a quieter voice.

By then, Midoriya and Jiro walked toward the edge where All-Might was located to find out what was happening.

"Minoru, is this okay?" Kendo asked worriedly.

They were all worried since they knew that Midoriya was far from reliable.

Even Uraraka and Iida also had a hard time believing in Midoriya.

"It's okay. Let's believe in him. He has told himself he knows All-Might the best. There is one quote that I have always loved, "The right person for the right job." I believe that he is the right person for this job."

Hearing his words, they also felt relief, but they didn't know that he didn't believe in Midoriya at all, but if he didn't give a confident answer, they would all feel worried.

Still, while he didn't believe in Midoriya's ability, he believed that Midoriya would sacrifice his life to save all of them.

Why?

He didn't care, but one thing was for sure Midoriya was sick, especially in his mind.

'Well, it has nothing to do with me.'

Fortunately, Midoriya didn't betray his trust and brought them the news about what was happening.

"Um, Mineta-kun..."

"Let's talk somewhere else. This place isn't safe. We can talk slowly there and determine what we will do."

They nodded and followed Mellisa, who told them about the place which shouldn't be visited by anyone at this moment.

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In the emergency stairway area, Midoriya told them what was happening on this island.

"The villains have taken over the tower. They took control of the security system, and everyone on this island is a hostage. All the heroes have been taken as well."

Midoriya also told All-Might's message, which told them to run away, but after he told everything, he lowered his head since he really wondered whether it was really alright for them to run away.

"Mineta-kun, what do you think?" Iida quickly looked at Mineta.

"I think we should evacuate like what All-Might-sensei had said," Momo said, especially when she knew about All-Might's power among them, but she would be lying if she wasn't worried about All-Might, especially when she thought about All-Might's condition.

Everyone also followed one after another since it was unthinkable to fight the villain since they didn't have a hero's license, which meant it was illegal for them to fight.

Midoriya clenched his fists, and he felt this couldn't continue since there was no way for them to escape, but someone beat him first.

"No, I think we should fight," Mineta said calmly.

"What are you saying, Mineta-kun?!" Iida was dumbfounded.

The rest was also the same, but the girls somehow believed in him since they had this blind confidence that he could solve anything.

"Calm down, Iida. Even though I have said that we will fight, it doesn't mean we will fight the villains directly."

"We're not fighting the villains directly? Then, what do you mean?" Iida was confused.

Everyone was also looking at Mineta curiously.

"Melissa-san, there should be a control room in this tower, right?" Mineta looked at Melissa.

"Ah, yes." Melissa quickly nodded and told him everything that she knew. "I-Island's security system is on the top floor of this tower. If the villains have taken control of the system, then the authentication locks and passwords should be disabled. After that, we should be able to restart the system." She quickly realized Mineta's plan and told the rest, "We just need to get away from the eyes of the villains and get to the top floor... then, maybe, we can save everyone."

"That's great!"

Everyone cheered. Even Midoriya was the same.

"Cough! Cough!" Mineta coughed and caused everyone to be quiet. "Melissa, to be honest, even though what you have said seems easy, all of us are not smart enough to do all of that."

"......."

Everyone was quiet, and they couldn't deny Mineta's words.

Restart the system. How did they do that? Should they just press the restart button?

"But, if you can do that, then we'll rely on you. Can you?" Mineta asked calmly.

Melissa could feel his gaze on him, and suddenly she felt something in her heart. It was a different feeling that she had never tasted before. It was the feeling of being relied upon, and it felt amazing.

"Yes, leave it to me!"

"Okay, leave the rest to me. I will take you to the top floor directly."

When his words fell, they were all looking at him with doubt.

How?