Bakugo got kidnapped!
As the voice sounded, six beams of light emerged and attacked the hero killer Stain. No matter how fast Stain was, he was still human and impossible to defeat the speed of light. In an instant, the six beams pierced Stain's body, but there were no wounds at all. Stain realized that he couldn't move.
"Whew, looks like I'm just in time! That was a close one."
A man in green attire and a black haori with white diamond patterns at the end emerged from the shadows.
"Who the hell are you?"
"Urahara Kisuke, the humble owner of a small neighborhood candy store, pleased to make your acquaintance!"
Before he could say much more, another interruption occurred. This time, it was a monster with a humanoid form but a bird-like head with visible brain matter. The monster struck Urahara from behind, hitting him accurately, but mercilessly continued to strike him as he fell to the ground.
Meanwhile, Tomura appeared with Kurogiri because he wanted to save Stain in hopes that Stain would be willing to join his organization.
"It seems he's already dead... that's enough, stop!" With that command, Tomura halted the Nomu's movements as it had been striking Urahara.
"Wow, quite an interesting puppet, obeying all orders so well. Unfortunately, its response is quite slow; its creator must be very clever!"
Hearing an unwanted voice, Tomura and Kurogiri immediately looked towards it, seeing Urahara without a scratch.
"How is it possible he's completely uninjured?... Of course, because of this!" Urahara scornfully produced a black ball, which he blew like a balloon, transforming it into a humanoid figure identical to himself.
"Portable gigai Mk. II, a device for creating dummy bodies usable by ordinary humans. I sell it at a reasonable price, so be sure to visit my shop, okay?"
"Nake: Benihime!!"
Before finishing his product promotion, a Nomu reappeared and attacked Urahara from behind. Fortunately, he was swift enough to counter with a slash from his Zanpakutou, generating a powerful red energy wave that split the Nomu's body in two.
"Almost got me, very dangerous."
Seeing the Nomu easily defeated by Urahara, Tomura was once again surprised and immediately ordered Kurogiri to flee.
"Kurogiri, quickly!! This person is dangerous."
Responding promptly to the command, Kurogiri activated his quirk to teleport Tomura and Stain away from Urahara. In no time, the three of them escaped, unaware that if Urahara wanted, there would be no hope for them to escape from him.
"Ah, they've escaped again, but at least this creature serves as compensation... and this object can at least keep Makoto-san from hitting me."
Urahara muttered as he tossed a cell phone showing a map with a blinking red dot into the air. Then, he approached the defeated Nomu, carrying it back to his shop.
"Hey, can someone help me? Why am I suddenly being ignored, come on, anyone!"
On the other side, Ingenium, who had started to speak again but still couldn't move, felt sour at being ignored. He had to wait a few minutes until someone happened to find him on their way home.
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It had been several days since Kaoru started interning with Mirko, and their training sessions always included dueling tests that continuously improved Kaoru's close combat abilities to the point where Mirko couldn't keep up.
"You... are truly... a monster."
Mirko complained, panting heavily after battling Kaoru, who was still able to prepare lunch.
"Hahaha, you're just fine, Mirko-san! Oh, I forgot to ask, when did you discover your new move?"
Mirko quickly rose when she smelled the food. For several days, her taste buds had been pampered by Kaoru's cooking, although not at Erina or Shirou's level, Kaoru's culinary skills were quite good.
"Oh, that mode? A mysterious man came to U.A two days ago and sold a drug he called 'quirk awakening candy.' At first, no one believed it, but I was curious and tried it. Besides, if it was poison, I was confident I could endure it until Recovery Girl healed me. Long story short, the candy turned out to be real, and my quirk underwent an awakening, as you saw this morning."
"Hmm? What's up, Kaoru?"
Hearing Mirko's brief explanation, Kaoru was slightly surprised, causing his hands to momentarily stop cooking. He recognized the characteristics well: a mysterious man selling products always referred to as candy.
Kaoru promised that if that guy also sold the candy to the group of villains, he wouldn't hesitate to bring Yoruichi to their current location, even if he had to pay a lot of points.
"Nothing, just reminded of an annoying but reliable person, that's all!"
Kaoru resumed cooking, ignoring Mirko's inquiries about the person he mentioned.
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In a bar, the gathering place for members of the League of Villains, Tomura, who had captured Katsuki Bakugo but failed to persuade him to join, was speaking with someone via a television.
"If what you say is true, then we must act quickly, Tomura-kun."
A figure with a face obscured by shadows spoke to Tomura.
"But master, if the intimidation ability is used, other villains will be useless."
Meanwhile, hearing Tomura's concerns, the figure laughed and gave a brief explanation.
"Hahaha, don't worry. With many people, he won't use that method. Anyway, he's still a hero!"
Tomura, realizing his mentor's intentions, became enthusiastic again and immediately sought the best method to lure the heroes and then kill them all, including the person who had terrified him half to death.
After ending the communication, Tomura immediately asked Kurogiri to summon all members.
On the other hand, the man who had been speaking to Tomura this time showed his shattered face, appearing only as a head with a mouth but no eyes or other organs.
"The power to intimidate multiple targets and make them faint, quite intriguing!"
He then pressed a suspicious button on his chair.
Simultaneously, at a hidden base in a forest, a giant monster awakened from its slumber and prepared to move after receiving orders from its master.
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Meanwhile, at Mirko's office, she, who had received information about the kidnapping of U.A students, immediately asked Kaoru.
"So, the kid was really kidnapped, huh? Haaa, we better increase security, and let other heroes handle the rescue. Besides, if we join and the villains use it to attack, well, you know what happens." Kaoru chose the best action for now since some strong heroes participated in that rescue mission.
Mirko, hearing Kaoru's explanation, also agreed that they should focus more on increasing security. After knowing what they needed to do, Mirko invited Kaoru to resume patrolling.
Kaoru grabbed his battlesuit and followed Mirko, while also paying attention to a cell phone sent by Urahara.
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While Kaoru patrolled, other guild members were busy with their own agendas, like Ryza focusing on research with Mei, who had received additional funding for hero costume development.
Then, Urahara, still fascinated by the simple information yet arranged in a complex manner contained in the Nomu's body, became more interested in meeting the creator of the Nomu and dissecting its head to see what was inside.
Finally, Subaru, who had joined Class A to rescue Bakugo, also brought one of his classmates, Kodai Yui, who had the ability to enlarge anything she touched. Although Subaru couldn't be called a genius, he was smart enough to make simple plans, and he realized that Yui's power might also have tremendous potential.
The students were instructed to destroy the Nomu storage warehouse, while professional heroes raided the villains' base. With a signal, both teams attacked simultaneously.
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In the villains' lair, they had gathered and completed their plan to attack U.A without realizing they would be the ones attacked. Some of them were relaxing, while others were teasing Bakugo, who was still tied up like a prisoner. When nobody expected it, they were all shocked by an explosion.
*BOOM
In an instant, their stronghold's walls were blasted, and heroes emerged one after another like Kamui using his quirk to restrain some villains and retrieve Bakugo. Then, Gran Torino restrained Tomura and Kurogiri to prevent them from using their quirks, known to be troublesome.
Before they could recover from the shock, the villains were further unsettled by the appearance of a muscular man with blond hair wearing tight blue clothes with red and white stripes and yellow accents on the cuffs and ankles.
"Everything's secure, why?... Because we're here!!!"
With that statement from All Might, a giant woman known as Mt. Lady, using a wagon cart as a shoe, lifted her leg and quickly smashed it, destroying the entire building.
However, at the moment the heroes raided the League of Villains' headquarters, in a peaceful forest, suddenly, animals ran away in fear as if a disaster were coming.
*GROAAAAAAAAAAA
And indeed, a deafening roar echoed, even reaching the city center. The heroes, who had previously felt successful, were startled by the roar.
Kurogiri, finding an opening, immediately used his quirk to send everyone there to the city center.
On the other side, where the roar originated, a giant monster appeared and began running towards the city, destroying anything in its path.