The Gap in Strength

"Your movements are quite fast, but how about this?" Mikoto chuckled lightly, not giving chase. With her hands pressed down, the ground began to tremble slightly, and a dense black iron-colored powder floated up from underground.

In a matter of seconds, her body was covered with densely packed iron sand. She didn't even condense an iron sand sword this time; instead, it directly formed into a whip and lashed out at Gentle.

"Controlling sand?" Gentle rolled to evade the attack and clapped his hand on the ground.

"Trampoline!"

"Hmm?" Renault, who had allowed Mikoto to control his body, immediately sensed the purpose of the opponent's actions. He took control of his feet and simultaneously activated Vector Manipulation, stomping on the ground.

*BOOM!*

With this stomp as the center, the ground, which had become elastic, shattered directly, rendering Gentle's move ineffective.

Mikoto and Renault were connected mentally at this moment, both sensing Gentle's actions. She snorted discontentedly, and the whip made of iron sand moved swiftly through the air, entangling Gentle, who couldn't avoid it.

"Shit!"

Mikoto watched Gentle struggling continuously and let out a light laugh. She gripped the end of the iron sand whip, lifted it up, and then brought it down forcefully.

*BOOM!*

Gentle, who had been flung into mid-air, was heavily smashed onto the ground.

"Cough! Cough! Ugghh..."

"Gentle!" La Brava, the little sidekick, saw this scene and immediately rushed over to rescue her partner.

"Senpai, what should we do about this little girl?"

"Just be gentle and ensure she loses the ability to act."

"Understood."

Mikoto raised her left hand, and a weak electric shock emanated from her fingertips, directly paralyzing the running La Brava.

The little girl was forced to fall to the ground, looking at Gentle tightly bound and unable to free himself. She desperately tried to stand up, but the paralysis effect still persisted, rendering her immobile.

"La Brava, it seems we've failed." Gentle, lying on the ground, coughed twice and looked at his young sidekick.

Looking at Gentle, La Brava grinned and said, "Gentle, since it's come to this, use my Quirk."

Gentle fell silent, but eventually, a smile appeared on his face. "Thank you, La Brava."

"Senpai..." Seeing this scene, Mikoto felt inexplicably uneasy and asked Renault.

Renault's compound eyes blinked, and he replied, "It's okay."

He also wanted to see what kind of Quirk this young girl, who had been without combat abilities, possessed.

In the next moment, they heard the little girl softly say, "Gentle, I love you."

As soon as the words fell, Renault and Mikoto felt the iron sand whip in their hands begin to vibrate unstably. The source of this instability was Gentle himself.

"What's this?"

*BANG!*

The whip made of iron sand dispersed instantly. Gentle flipped himself up from the ground and charged at a much faster speed than before, delivering a punch directly to W's abdomen.

Contrary to Gentle's expectations of sending his opponent flying with a single punch, instead of knocking W away, it was Gentle himself who was rebounded with even greater speed.

Taking control of his body, Renault raised his hand and rubbed his chin. He looked at the little girl who had already recovered and was slowly getting up. "It was you, right? You used your Quirk to strengthen him completely. And the method of strengthening should be the words you said earlier. Can you tell me about your Quirk?"

"..." the little girl looked at W, who stood still without any movement, and said, "Love. My Quirk is love. As long as I whisper words of love, I can temporarily and significantly strengthen the person I love the most. The deeper the love, the greater the strength I give."

"Oh?" Renault was genuinely surprised this time, both by her Quirk and by her honesty to tell him. He hadn't expected that this little girl had mastered such a miraculous Quirk. "Judging from his speed and strength, that punch was about eight to ten times stronger. It seems like you have a deep affection for him."

*BOOM!*

Gentle, who had been reflected away, smashed through a wall and stood up again, rushing towards Renault once more.

"Even if it's ten times stronger, there is still a gap in strength. I doubt I even need to change Memory Slot," Renault muttered in a low voice. Although he admired the bond between these two people, he still had to do what needed to be done.

With his agility, he sidestepped and grabbed Gentle's right wrist, then his right fist struck Gentle's face with a strength that even with his enhanced defenses couldn't withstand.

One punch, KO.

Gentle fell to the ground, and the strengthening effect attached to him dissipated as he lost consciousness.

"Is it over?" Mikoto said somewhat dissatisfied. "I haven't exerted much strength yet."

"Stop complaining. The commotion here has already attracted attention, and people are coming. Let's wrap things up quickly."

Mikoto's compound eyes flickered as she looked at the enraged little girl who was about to charge over. She said, "What should we do with these two?"

"He's already unconscious. It wouldn't be right to do anything more. Let's send them to a place where they won't be able to return for a month." As he spoke, Renault had Mikoto control the whip made of iron sand to bind La Brava, who was rushing towards them, together with Gentle. Then he opened a black hole.

"You two have had quite some bad luck. Stumbled upon us when we were just going out for a walk. Don't worry, we won't harm you, but we'll send you to a place where you won't be able to come back for a month. Lastly, a piece of advice: U.A. isn't a means and place for self-promotion. If you dare to do something like this again, I can't guarantee that I won't be ruthless."

Having said that, without waiting for the other party to respond, Renault threw them into the black hole and transported them away.

With everything settled, they immediately left the scene, leaving behind a shattered wall and a mess in the open-air park. As for the police and Pro Heroes who would arrive later to investigate, that was no longer his concern. There were no surveillance cameras in the area to trace them anyway.

Even if they were found out, All Might, who knew their identities could explain the situation without any problems.

Returning to their normal state, Mikoto walked beside Renault feeling somewhat unsatisfied. She said, "If Gentle didn't rely on that strengthening Quirk, I could have defeated him even without transforming into Rider form, Senpai."

"Of course, considering your talent and the training I arranged for you, it's only natural. If you're stronger than him, then you're stronger. It's as simple as that," Renault replied without any objection to her statement. It was just a matter of fact.

"But, Senpai, where did you send them?"

"Europe. But don't worry, it's a city, not a deserted area. They won't lose their lives. Without passports, language barriers, and identity issues, it will probably take them a long time to come back. With my previous warning, I don't think they'll dare to plan any more invasions of U.A."

"What if they come back?" Mikoto asked.

"Hmm..." Renault thought for a moment and said, "Then they'll experience All Might's love-powered fist. I doubt they'll ever forget it."

"Fufu, I hope it doesn't come to that." Holding onto his arm, Mikoto blushed slightly and said, "Senpai, let's go home."

"Sure, let's go home."