The commotion from the Shie Hassaikai headquarters had already drawn the attention of residents living nearby.
Soon after Arthur arrived, Togata Mirio and a bunch of police officers also showed up one after another.
When he saw the mansion turned into a wreck, Togata Mirio's face changed in shock. "What... what the hell happened?!"
"Arthur?"
Noticing Arthur standing in front of the ruins, Togata Mirio raised an eyebrow and walked over to ask.
"The Shie Hassaikai headquarters. The former headquarters."
Arthur held the injured Pet Shop in his right hand and said with narrowed eyes. "But you could only call it the 'former headquarters' now."
"What? This is it!"
Togata Mirio was startled and looked again at the ruins filled with debris and rubble.
"You fought them?"
Togata Mirio couldn't help frowning.
Nighteye had told them not to tip off the enemy. After they appeared, they should just plant a tracking bug at most. Otherwise, they should leave. They absolutely could not engage.
Arthur's actions, forget engaging, this was clearly meant to kill. The ruins obviously showed signs of an intense fight.
"Boring. If I wanted to fight them, could they have gotten away?"
Arthur said indifferently.
"Excuse me, are you two heroes?"
At that moment, police officers walked over.
Arthur frowned slightly. "I don't like dealing with cops. You handle it."
Togata Mirio scratched the back of his head in annoyance and started with a simple self-introduction and explanation.
Just then, a car engine sounded.
The black Rolls-Royce from the Yaoyorozu family that Arthur often rode with Momo Yaoyorozu started driving toward them. After the car stopped, a group of bodyguards quickly ran over, supporting Recovery Girl.
"Sir!"
Arthur stayed quiet and handed Pet Shop to Recovery Girl.
"Is this the second animal in the world to awaken a Quirk after Nezu, like the rumors say?"
Recovery Girl's tone was a bit curious. She took Pet Shop and asked a little warily, "It won't attack me, will it?"
She'd heard from Hawks about how brutal this bird was. It had apparently killed quite a few people.
"No."
Arthur confirmed.
At that moment, All Might and Nighteye also got out of the car.
Seeing the destroyed house, they were both seriously shocked.
"Whoa, whoa, what happened?"
All Might was surprised at first, then looked at Arthur.
"The Shie Hassaikai headquarters. The former headquarters."
Arthur really hated repeating himself, but he still repeated what he'd just told Togata Mirio.
"This is bad. After a fight this big, it's like tipping off the enemy. It's probably going to be even harder to find them now."
Nighteye pushed up his glasses, his brows tightly furrowed.
"But compared to that..."
Nighteye's brow was even more furrowed than before. He glanced at Arthur and thought to himself, 'Why did my 'Foresight' show him using One For All? How did he...'
All Might was apparently thinking the same thing as Nighteye. He looked at Arthur with extremely complicated eyes.
Plus, All Might didn't know how to hide his emotions, so Arthur could read his inner thoughts at a glance.
"Is something wrong?"
All Might's complicated look immediately caught Arthur's attention.
"No, no, nothing, nothing..."
All Might quickly waved his hand.
His attitude made it obvious that something was definitely wrong.
Togata Mirio quickly walked over at that moment and said to the two, " All Might, based on Arthur's guess, those guys probably escaped through a secret passage under the house. I'll go check."
"...I'm counting on you, Mirio."
Nighteye thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
With Togata Mirio's "Permeation" Quirk, he hoped to find some clues. That was the only option now.
And All Might also looked at Togata Mirio with a hint of deeper meaning.
If he hadn't met Izuku Midoriya, this kid would have been the most likely candidate to become his One For All successor, wouldn't he? But as soon as that thought crossed his mind, All Might couldn't help thinking about his conversation with Nighteye earlier.
Why could he see Arthur using One For All in the future?
Nighteye's future vision had never been wrong.
In the past, he'd used "Foresight" many times to see the future deaths of others. He tried to save their lives. But in the end, he was powerless every time. Finally, Nighteye gave up.
That also proved that his Quirk, "Foresight," was absolutely infallible.
Did that mean Arthur really could use One For All?
"If there's nothing else, I'm leaving."
Arthur turned to go.
All Might's stare was bugging him, but the guy probably wouldn't tell him anyway.
"Report to the office first thing tomorrow morning."
Nighteye just left those words.
Although Pet Shop's injuries were severe, they weren't life threatening. Under Recovery Girl's healing, he'd already recovered seventy percent. The remaining injuries were supposed to heal within two days.
Arthur picked up his phone and realized he'd gotten dozens of messages in just a few hours.
Two of them were from Momo Yaoyorozu.
The other dozens were from Melissa.
Arthur had completely underestimated this girl's weird persistence. He initially thought she'd forget him in less than a week after he left.
After thinking for a moment, Arthur replied to one email:
"I ran into an enemy just now."
Right after sending, he got an instant reply.
Melissa: "Ah! Sorry, I accidentally sent you so many messages. Are you okay? Are you hurt?"
There were no emojis or anything, but from the words, he could still tell she was anxious.
Arthur: "He got away. I'm fine."
Melissa: "That's good. Being a hero is really dangerous. Please be careful."
While casually messaging Melissa, Arthur took out the syringe-shaped bullet and looked at it.
Irinaka Joi was trying to inject this thing into his body?
Arthur narrowed his eyes, secretly amused. It looked like quite a few people already had their sights set on him.
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