Seeing the two figures leave so quickly, both the League of Villains and the Hassaikai fell into an uproar. None of them had expected things to turn out this way.
Moonfish blinked in surprise. "He ran? Just like that?"
Dabi remained expressionless, as if he had anticipated it all along. "All Might didn't even intend to seriously fight him. We miscalculated."
A masked man nearby muttered in confusion, "If All Might didn't plan to act, why chase him at all?"
The "repairer," Kai Chisaki, spoke calmly, "Not necessarily. He may have changed the battlefield to avoid collateral damage to those Heroes. You saw it—All Might's speed is clearly superior. He'll catch up sooner or later."
Himiko Toga tilted her head. "Then what was All Might hitting just now…?"
Shigaraki Tomura's face darkened. "He won't die. Tell Kurogiri to release Nomu. I want both All Might and Shina Etsuha buried here!"
"Tch."
Chisaki glanced at Shigaraki with thinly veiled disdain. If not for the influence of the Hassaikai and the other party's growing reputation, he would never cooperate with someone who seemed so unstable.
As if sensing something, Shigaraki suddenly turned his gaze toward him.
"Overhaul," he said, narrowing his eyes, "if you used your ability against Shina Etsuha… what are your chances?"
Chisaki paused before replying indifferently, "Fifty-fifty. My Quirk completely counters most of his abilities. Aside from those strange eyes of his, nothing escapes my touch."
Hearing that, one of the others opened his mouth as if to argue—but after recalling Chisaki's terrifying ability, he wisely stayed silent.
The rest exchanged glances, their thoughts stirring.
They had only been working with the Hassaikai for a short time, but Chisaki's power had already left a deep impression. With a casual touch, he could reduce a person to nothing but fragments—then just as easily restore them. That alone was enough to instill fear.
Shigaraki smiled faintly. "Then how about this—have your Hassaikai target Shina Etsuha. Our League will focus on killing All Might."
Before meeting the Hassaikai, his sights had been set on U.A. But now, with such a powerful ally, wasting that strength on students seemed foolish. Using it against Etsuha was the better move.
"…Fine," Chisaki nodded. "But we'll need manpower."
Shigaraki glanced at the two beside him. "Toga. Twice."
Both nodded and stepped forward to stand alongside the Hassaikai.
Chisaki raised an eyebrow slightly. "With their Quirks… especially Twice's… that should be sufficient."
Shigaraki's voice turned cold. "Then let's begin."
"Whoosh!"
Like a bolt of green lightning, Etsuha leapt across rooftops, covering kilometers in seconds before landing atop a tall building in Hosu City.
"Etsuha, boy!!"
Behind him, All Might chased at full speed, calling out.
Bang!
All Might landed behind him—and immediately dropped out of his muscular form, showing no intention of continuing the fight.
"All Might…" Etsuha glanced back, a faint smile on his face. "Not very heroic of you, is it? The Symbol of Peace letting a fugitive go. That would shock a lot of people."
He had already guessed All Might's intention.
"You figured it out." All Might chuckled, shaking his head. "So—tell me. What happened? How did things spiral like this in just a few days? When I saw the reports, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me."
Etsuha looked at him calmly and began, "It's actually simple. I was transported to a Nomu facility that day. After escaping, I felt… unwilling. So I decided to take revenge on All For One."
"Pff—!!"
All Might nearly choked on his own breath.
"Revenge on All For One?! What are you even saying?!"
In his mind, All For One was the ultimate villain—perhaps the strongest existence in Japan. Whether even he himself could defeat that man was uncertain. And yet Etsuha spoke of revenge as if it were nothing.
It was like a level fifty character challenging a level one hundred boss.
"…And I succeeded," Etsuha added casually.
All Might froze.
"…What?"
"Wait—what do you mean by 'succeeded'?!" he demanded.
"I killed him," Etsuha replied.
"I—you—killed… All For One?!"
All Might's mind went blank.
Shock. Disbelief. Confusion.
Everything hit him at once.
That overwhelming existence… had been killed by the boy standing in front of him?
And said so casually?
For a moment, All Might felt like his entire worldview was collapsing.
"That's not the point!" Etsuha snapped, his tone rising slightly after being interrupted again and again.
All Might wiped imaginary sweat from his brow.
Not the point?!
If killing All For One wasn't the point, then what was?!
His curiosity surged uncontrollably. This time, he didn't interrupt.
Instead, the towering hero—over two meters tall—leaned forward slightly, his voice unusually cautious.
"…Then tell me."
"How did you kill him?"