The scene opens with Gigantomachia still running, while Mt. Lady is clinging to his leg.
"I'm definitely going to need a new costume after this," Yu said with a strained smile on her face.
"We will confront the invading villain here," Momo, on the other hand, was narrating the plan to stop Gigantomachia to her fellow students. "From Tentacole's observations, the villain looks to be about 25 meters tall. The blue flames that were visible from the villain's back earlier looked like they were the same as those of the man who attacked Mr. Aizawa during the summer training camp. In other words, the League is riding on the back of the large villain," she explained, causing everyone's expressions to become even more serious than before.
"According to Ms. Midnight, the only way to stop the large villain is to put him to sleep. Normally, a liquid would be injected, but at that size, you would need about 30 liters," Momo continued. "In addition to his size, he is also extremely active. Considering that there will not be an opening to inject him, I would like to attempt oral administration," she explained while presenting a jar brimming with a sedative she had created using her quirk. "This jar contains an effective dose of undiluted solution."
"Well, employing sedatives isn't exactly very hero-like, but given the threat that Machia poses, it can be overlooked this time," Jeanist remarked. "I just hope they don't develop a habit of resorting to such measures whenever things take a turn for the worse."
"I believe you may be greatly underestimating our students here," Nezu responded with a sharp gaze in his eyes. "You seem to forget that not a single one of them has caused a casualty, even when they've been targeted by villains numerous times."
"If anyone can get one of these into his mouth..." Kendo began.
"He'll go to sleep, right?" Tetsutetsu finished.
Momo nodded and affirmed, "We'll make a quicksand trap and stop that large villain in his tracks!"
"To come up with such an amazing plan in such a short time," Izuku said, smiling warmly at Momo. "You are really incredible, you know."
"Thank you," Momo replied, her hands still fidgeting nervously. "I just hope it proves to be as effective as it sounds."
Then Mudman employs his quirk, Softening, on the grassy floor, while Mineta covers it with his Pop-Off balls.
"Quite an intriguing fusion and utilization of our quirks," Honenuki mused, rubbing his chin in thought.
"Mineta has really come far from the beginning of the year," Izuku remarked, observing the multitude of balls scattered on the ground. "I still remember him bleeding after releasing merely five or six balls back at the USJ," he analyzed, while Mineta expressed gratitude and offered a thumbs-up in response to Izuku's praise.
"Midnight... she's alive, right?" Mineta asked while utilizing his quirk. "There's no way she'd let them get her, right?"
Mina cast a quick glance at her dedicated schoolmates and responded, "I'm sure she's fine. We'll all have class together again!" She spoke with reassurance in her voice, accompanied by a hearty smile.
A sad smile graced Nemuri's face as she saw her students becoming concerned for her well-being. Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the room swiftly grew somber, as they were once again confronted with the reminder of Nemuri's fate.
'Just in case, I'll save some lipids... No, this isn't the time to hold back, Momo,' Momo thought as she persisted in fabricating explosions to hurl into the mud pile, while Setsuna, who was lacking the upper part of her head, hovered in the background.
"I understand your sentiment, Yaoyorozu, but overexerting yourself won't help you in this situation," Aizawa stated, while Momo nodded, feeling a bit disheartened by being called out like that.
Noticing this, Nemuri chimed in, "Don't take it the wrong way. Recognizing one's limits is also a crucial aspect of being a hero."
"Back, back! Hurry, back!" Setsuna suddenly yelled in a panicked voice. "He's here! Right in front of me!" she exclaimed, the top half of her head scanning the area.
The students involved in the plan grew tense as Machia closed in, yet none were as tense as Momo herself, who gripped Izuku's hand as tightly as possible.
"He's not stopping at all!" Mt. Lady exclaimed as she continued her efforts to bring down Gigantomachia. "Come on, wake up! Unwrap this so I can stand up again!" she pleaded with the unconscious Kamui Woods atop her head.
"Damn it! I could really use some muscles..." Yu grumbled under her breath, ignoring a teasing smirk from Rumi.
Meanwhile, on the beast's back, Spinner suggests addressing the situation with Mt. Lady, but Mr. Compress responds, saying it's out of their league.
"Damn right, I am..." Yu said, a grin on her face.
Meanwhile, the thought 'This is not what he meant' was on Nemuri's lips, but she chose to remain silent, believing that Yu deserved this much at the very least.
"He's here!" Mineta said as Machia finally comes in range of the students.
"He's heading in the right direction!/Exactly where we want him!" Setsuna and Jiro exclaimed as Machia took a step and fell right into their mud trap, just as Mt. Lady and Kamui Woods let go.
"He's in the trap!" Momo declared as Machia tumbled to the ground.
"It worked! Let'ssss Go!" Kirishima and Tetsutetsu cheered in unison, their excitement echoed by other members of their group.
"Pull! Pull!" students cheered as Machia started to slowly sink. The students proceeded to employ various whips to grasp his neck, attempting to force his mouth open. Meanwhile, Sero and Ibara utilized their quirks to wrap their Tapes and Vines around Machia's neck, pulling him downward.
"I'm relieved that the plan to subdue Machia is progressing well so far, but there's still one major concern," Ryukyu pointed out.
"The League of Villains..." Momo added while nibbling on her nails, contemplating how their presence might impact whatever she had planned.
As they struggle to hold him down, Mr. Compress recognizes them as U.A. students, which causes Himiko Toga to look around anxiously.
'What was that about?' Ochako wondered, observing Toga's reaction closely.
Several additional students tried to launch a surprise attack. Aoyama, who was riding on Shoji's shoulder, fired his Navel Lasers at them, but they evaded the attack by seeking refuge behind the spikes on Machia's back. Jiro tried to sneak attack as well but her Earphone Jack was burned by Dabi.
"Shit! My jacks are too sensitive to be brutally burned like this," Jiro winced, gently stroking her jacks. "I should learn to take better care of them if I don't want to lose half of my quirk."
Several disks were then hurled at each of the League members. "Let's do this, Kaminari!" Yanagi exclaimed and propelled Kaminari into the air.
"With the pointer, I won't hit the others," Kaminari calculated as he focused on the League. "I'll let loose with everything I've--" However, before he could take any action, Mr. Compress shot out his last remaining compressed debris at him, striking Kaminari with a sizable piece of rubble, causing him to plummet from the air.
"That was close. That kid sucked up a lot of electricity at the villa, didn't he?" Mr. Compress remarked. "I used all my shots by accident!"
"Kaminari! You idiot!" Jiro yelled as she grabbed Kaminari's hand. "What if you..." Her mind was flooded with memories of what had happened with Midnight. "You could have seriously hurt, moron..." she said, tears beginning to well up in her eyes.
"Sorry, I'll be more careful..." Kaminari replied, his cheeks turning red as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Damn it! I wish our heavy hitters were here right now," Toru exclaimed in frustration. "Having Midoriya, Todoroki, or Bakugo here would've made a real difference here."
"I completely agree," Setsuna added. "Where are Monoma and Kamakiri when we actually need them?"
"Don't pin it on me, Lizard. I wanted to be here too," Kamakiri retorted.
Meanwhile, the team pulling the ropes managed to pry open Machia's mouth. "Everyone, now!" Momo commanded, and everyone hurled their canisters toward him.
Anticipation rose in the audience as all eyes were glued to the screen.
However, just as the canisters were about to enter its mouth, he effortlessly blew them all away, sending a hurricane of air toward the students in the process. Dabi follows suit by shooting his fire toward them, burning the forest area around them as Momo stares at it with fear in her eyes.
"Fuck! They almost had him," Bakugo grumbled, echoing the sentiment of the room.
"More importantly, they need to get out of there," Aizawa said, urgency evident in his voice. "There are a number of things that could go wrong in a burning forest."
"Gigantomachia, A Quirk to turn morale into energy for your body, a Quirk that cuts off pain sensors, and a bunch of others. They're all Quirks to let you stay on the battlefield for as long as possible. That's what Doctor said," Dabi said as smoke emerged from his body. "That this guy's a true guardian."
"A walking fortress..." Izuku mumbled as he jotted down the information on Machia. "I wonder how well Prime All Might would have fared against this monster."
The fire proves too much for the students to get through, and Machia starts to break free from their trap. "Oh, no! The villain's standing up! What're we supposed to do?!" Kendo yelled as Machia slowly made his way forward.
"Not yet!" Momo said and pressed the detonator activating their next trap, causing the explosions underneath Machia to go off, trapping him once again as he sinks downward. "I placed bombs at the bottom of the area that was softened. If we get him buried deeper, then we still have a chance!"
"The girl's got a good head on her shoulders," Ryukyu praised Momo. "To think she had a backup plan in a situation like this is truly commendable."
"Now if only she had a bit more confidence," Rumi muttered. "That's something that can be worked on, I suppose."
Spinner chuckled, noting Machia's skill at tunneling underground. However, Mr. Compress brought him back to reality, pointing out that if Machia did that, they wouldn't survive either.
"And to think that these idiots are considered threats to us now," Bakugo remarked, rolling his eyes.
Mr. Compress deduced that he had been instructed to bring them along and that their presence might actually be hindering his progress.
'If only I had been aware of this, I could have utilized this information to my advantage...' Momo thought, her frustration growing due to the absence of this knowledge.
More heroes arrived on the scene to confront the League, while Mt. Lady rejoined the battle. 'Just now, they were all trying to throw something into his mouth,' she thought as she grabbed Machia's head and pried his mouth open, having realized the students' plan. "Open wide! Come on, open up!"
' If there's a way to stop this guy right now...' Mt. Lady pondered as Mina rushed in, employing her Acidman technique to shield herself from the flames. 'I believe in you... All you U.A. fledglings!'
"Hey, Takeyama, how about joining U.A. as my assistant teacher?" Nemuri playfully asked Yu, with a mischievous grin on her lips.
"Why would I even consider that? I haven't even begun my career yet," Yu retorted, a vein popping on her forehead.
"What a pity," Nemuri responded with a mock disappointed sigh. "And here I thought you were taking a liking to our students."
Meanwhile, an unsettling sensation gripped Mina's heart as she saw herself charging toward Machia. She couldn't pinpoint why, but something about Machia felt strangely familiar, yet her mind stubbornly refused to acknowledge it.
Meanwhile, on the ground, several of the students trapped beyond the flames attempted to strategize their next steps, as Yanagi kept a watchful eye on the injured Kaminari.
"Kaminari, I'm sorry. Are you all right? You're not, are you?" Yanagi said while holding Kaminari.
"Lap... pillow..." Kaminari responded with a strained smile on his face.
"Pervert," Jiro said, shooting a pointed glare at Kaminari.
"Wait! It's not what you're thinking," Kaminari stammered, flabbergasted, as he attempted to offer an explanation, while Yanagi chuckled at their interaction.
Returning to Mina...
'Max viscosity... Acidman!' she thought as she moved through the fire, enveloped in her acid. 'With this viscous armor, the fire won't be able to get me! I can do this!' she encouraged herself, recalling her conversation with Mineta about Midnight.
"I guess we missed out on a fair share of brilliant students who could've interned with us," Edgeshot mused. "We really did overlook a lot of potential just because they didn't shine in the Sports Festival."
"I wouldn't solely place the blame on us," Jeanist responded. "The responsibility for not performing well in such an event rests with the students themselves. After all, having a captivating presence is a crucial aspect for a hero."
"Still, it's not as crucial as being an effective hero in the field," Aizawa added.
"While that holds true, given the fierce competition in our line of work, being both effective and attention-grabbing is an essential requirement. Otherwise, they might end up relegated to the role of mundane sidekicks, patrolling sparsely populated areas with empty streets," Jeanist retorted.
'Those of us who can get through this have to go! Melt your heart that's frozen with fear and go!' she arched her hand... "Go to sleep!" she shouted, materializing in front of Machia's face.
"You've got this!" Kirishima cheered for his friend, while the unsettling sensation in Mina's heart continued to escalate. It grew so strong that Jiro couldn't help but cast a concerned glance at her, noticing her elevated heartbeat.
Machia spotted Mina and squinted his eyes, his thoughts running, 'Wasting time on those flies cost me time. I made a mistake in judgment.'
"Driving them off so that they can't swarm me again is now the shortest route. Everything is for my master..." he vocalized his thoughts.
'That voice...' Machia's voice causes Mina to realize that he is the same monstrous being that she had encountered back in middle school.
Suddenly, the world around Mina ground to a halt as her mind finally recognized that voice. 'It can't be... that thing...' she thought, her body beginning to tremble uncontrollably, refusing to acknowledge the worried voices around her.
"Ashido... Ashido... Mina!" Finally, a single voice managed to pierce through the haze. She turned to the side and saw Kirishima, his eyes filled with concern. On her other side, Nemuri was gently rubbing her back, and behind her stood Aizawa, vigilant.
"I'm sorry... I..." Mina attempted to explain, but Nemuri interjected.
"It's alright," she reassured in a soothing tone. "Would you like to move somewhere else to rest?"
"No," Mina shook her head, determination in her eyes. "I'm okay," she said to them as well as herself and thought... 'I have to see this... I need to see this.'
In that moment, the confident and spirited hero Pink regresses back to the scared middle school girl which causes her to hesitate for just long enough to trip up and miss her shot.
'You messed up! You messed up!' Mina chided herself, her hands clenched in tight fists. 'Are you stupid? Can't you get over one stupid thing?' Thoughts raced through her mind as tears streamed down her cheeks.
Gigantomachia grabs Mt. Lady by the head, tossing her to the side, while Mina desperately tries to regain her bearings and grab the vial again.
"Mt. Lady... I'm sorry... I..." Mina began to apologize, but Yu interrupted her.
"It's okay... it happens," Yu responded in the calmest voice she could manage. While witnessing herself being thrown around wasn't a pleasant sight, she wasn't about to berate a girl who was currently reliving a traumatic event from her past.
Machia lifts his hand, poised to crush Mina, when Kirishima, in his Unbreakable form, unexpectedly arrives. He shoves Mina out of harm's way and absorbs the blow from Machia, who smashes him into the ground beneath his palm.
"Kirishima!" Mina's scream echoed as she witnessed Kirishima being crushed beneath Machia's palm.
"Eijiro! No..." Mina exclaimed, her eyes wide with horror. However, she then felt a reassuring hand on her shoulder. She turned to her side and saw Kirishima grinning at her.
"Don't worry, I'm unbreakable after all," he reassured, giving her a thumbs-up.
She made an attempt to rush towards him, but Tetsutetsu intervened, reminding her how much faster Kirishima ran through the flames compared to him.
"So you were the fastest, huh?" Mina teased with a playful grin, attempting to regain her usual demeanor. "Seems like you really do care for me."
"I think I do, huh?" Eijiro replied, a bashful smile on his face as he rubbed the back of his head.
"T-thank you," Mina stammered, a blush tinting her cheeks.
"That backfired so nicely..." Jiro remarked, enjoying the fact that Mina was the one getting flustered for a change, instead of the other way around.
Machia stands back up, pushing the Heroes off him while holding the League in his hand. "I've driven off the flies. Comrades, hold tight." However, they are all surprised to see Red Riot still clinging to his body, scaling up the beast's leg.
"I'm... Red Riot! I won't let blood flow behind me!" he proclaimed, leaping into the air before Machia's face.
"Hell yeah, buddy! Show that mountain who's the manliest man alive!" Tetsutetsu cheered, raising his fist triumphantly in the air.
He hurled a vial towards Machia's mouth, but Himiko swiftly flung one of her knives, obliterating the vial.
"Not again!" Kendo grumbled as she witnessed yet another attempt to sedate Machia end in failure.
'That was my jar...' Kirishima thought as we see a montage of how he grabbed Mina's vial when he saved her from Machia "Ashido, I'll carry on your chivalrous spirit!" he shouted, releasing the vial at Machia once again, this time succeeding in launching it directly into the giant's mouth.
"Yeah!!!" cheers reverberated throughout the auditorium as Kirishima finally succeeded in sending a vial of sedative into Machia's mouth.
"Well done, Shitty Hair!" Bakugo exclaimed, a grin spreading across his face.
Aizawa nodded, impressed by Kirishima's quick thinking and persistence.
Machia begins to raise his hand, intent on striking Kirishima, but just as he's about to execute the blow, Setsuna intervenes, rescuing Kirishima from being swatted away. Simultaneously, the students on the ground unleash a barrage of missiles from cannons at Machia, while Mudman employs his Quirk to extinguish the flames engulfing the area.
"Thanks for saving me, guys," Kirishima said, a wide grin lighting up his face.
"Well, you can always count on Lizardy when you want someone to rescue your ass," Setsuna chimed in, grinning at him.
Meanwhile, the heroes were genuinely impressed by the seamless teamwork exhibited by both classes against such formidable and notorious villains.
Nezu, on the other hand, contemplated how fostering collaboration between the two classes might yield more benefits compared to encouraging the rivalry that Vlad aimed for.
"The more he moves, the faster the anesthetics will take effect! Majestic!" Momo meanwhile reports to Pro Hero Majestic.
"Roger that! I knew we could count on you, Momo!" Majestic said as he used his Quirk Magic to fly the rest of the Heroes to finish up Gigantomachia themselves. "Come on, heroes! We can't just rely on the work-study students!"
"Well, if they did any more work than this, we might as well hand out our hero licenses to them," Rumi remarked.
"There's no end to these gnats! But driving them off is fastest," Gigantomachia said and transformed his body, shocking everyone as he prepared to attack.
Once again, silence spread across the audience until someone finally spoke up, saying, "Well, I guess it's just another bullshit thing villains can pull off."
At the same time - Jaku City...
The atmosphere in the hall grew tense once again as they were reminded of the overpowered quirk dispenser, known as Shigaraki.
"That bastard's still alive...!" Bakugo said as the Heroes looked over Shigaraki who still managed to survive despite their assault.
"It's over, Tomura Shigaraki," Endeavor asserts, striding towards the prone Shigaraki, whose body is convulsing from burns and agony. "No matter how powerful you get, we will not yield to destruction without conviction."
"Do you really need to waste your time talking to him?" Bakugo grumbled. "Just go ahead and finish that bastard already."
"As much as I would like to do that, it's not like I can produce infinite fire without resting my body a little," Endeavor replied.
"You people... heroes... In order to save strangers they don't even know, heroes will hurt their families That's what my father said," Shigaraki spoke, striving to rise from the ground.
Gran Torino's heart clenched as Shigaraki mentioned his father.
"I have conviction! I had it!"
"What's that?" Gran Torino asked.
"You people... You pretend to protect society..." Shigaraki uttered, managing to stand once more. "You pretended you couldn't see those you couldn't protect... ...and covered up those you hurt... Building yourselves up in that despicable way..." he continued, as we see a memory from his childhood where people around him deserted him, trusting a hero or police officer would come to his aid.
'Is this why he hates everything?' Izuku thought as he stared at the screen. 'Because he was abandoned as a child?'
Meanwhile, All Might couldn't help but place blame on himself for not being present when his master's grandson was left wandering the streets.
"In the end, the insides rotted, crawling with maggots... It was little things happening over and over..." we see a shot of destruction caused by Shigaraki.
"There was the trash that got used to being protected, and those who created that trash in order to profit by protecting them," we see shots of people being evacuated and heroes rescuing citizens from the wreckage of Jaku City, including Ochako comforting a distraught child.
Being a rescue hero had always been Ochako's aspiration. It started with witnessing the smiles of those saved by heroes, then it evolved into a desire to lift her parents from poverty's clutches, and now, after growing close to her friends, especially Izuku, she had come to recognize that her deepest wish had always been to help people. However, the current situation was beyond anything she had envisioned. This was far more harrowing than any natural disaster she could have imagined.
"Everything that I've ever seen... everything you all built rejected me. That's why I'll reject you, too. That's why I destroy. That's why I become stronger. It's simple, isn't it?" Shigaraki grins, his words causing Izuku to clench his teeth. "You don't have to understand. It's because you don't understand that we have heroes and villains."
"These are merely the ramblings of a madman, nothing more," Jeanist said, rolling his eyes in dismissal.
"I don't think it's right to discredit everything Shigaraki said just because he's the one who said it," Izuku said as all eyes turned to him. "Don't get me wrong; I'm not saying that Shigaraki's past absolves him of any blame. He is still an evil man who wreaked havoc on a city and likely killed numerous heroes and civilians with his own hands. But still, there has to be some truth in the story, right?"
"Even if that's the case, it doesn't change the fact that it doesn't concern us as heroes," Jeanist said. "Our duty is to apprehend villains who harm innocent lives. Their past and motivations are of very little concern to us."
"Midoriya, don't dwell on it too deeply," Aizawa chimed in. He knew that the boy had a good head on him, but he also had a habit of overthinking things. "Heroes aren't therapists, so they aren't obligated to hear every villain's sob story they come across. And honestly, taking on more than you can handle will only end up hurting you in the long run, whether physically or mentally."
"I'll keep that in mind, sensei," Izuku replied, although he still wasn't fully satisfied with the heroes' answers.
The moment Shigaraki concludes his monologue, Endeavor responds with a burst of fire. "Thanks for the short break! You're at death's door, aren't you? Prepare yourself!" Endeavor said but despite all the damage he has accumulated, Shigaraki manages to evade, leaping out of the path of the attack with a sinister smile playing on his lips.
"Damn it! Can't he stay down for even a moment," Endeavor grumbled under his breath, while a chill ran down the spines of others as they saw the sinister smile that adorned Shigaraki's face.
Suddenly, Gran Torino forcefully slams Shigaraki back to the ground. 'Todoroki's firepower has decreased. It must've been the backlash from using too many big moves,' Torino thought to himself. 'This guy's wounded all over, too. He's transcending his limits to move.'
Shigaraki attempts to backhand Torino, who manages to evade but is caught off guard as Shigaraki seizes his leg and crushes it.
'Gran Torino! No...' Izuku and All Might thought with wide eyes and horrified expressions on their faces.
"Gran Torino!" Izuku shouts, with Bakugo and Endeavor joining him in a rush toward Torino to aid him. Regrettably, their efforts come too late as Shigaraki forcefully slams Torino onto the ground, causing him to cough up blood.
'Damn it, Endeavor! Move your body. Don't let the old man die,' Endeavor thought to himself, clenching his fist and gritting his teeth.
'What a face... Shimura!' Gran Torino thought as he looks at Tomura's twisted face, as he thought back on the moment when Nana abandoned Kotaro.
Gran Torino's breath caught in his throat as he realized what was about to be revealed on the screen next.
"I've doctored the family register, so he can't be traced back to me. If that man realizes Kotaro exists, then he'll use him, too. I have no child," Nana said. "None. Sorahiko, I have no child..." she repeated, her voice trembling as he enveloped her in a consoling embrace.
Torino and All Might both felt wet patches on their cheeks, their emotions stirred as they witnessed Nana, the strongest woman they had ever known, breaking down in such a vulnerable manner. For Yagi, this was even worse, as he viewed her as his own mother so seeing her in such a fragile state felt as if someone was driving a dagger into his heart. Additionally, the realization that his master's sacrifice had been rendered meaningless left him sickened to the core with guilt.
Izuku, on the other hand, once again felt One for All crawling under his skin, along with the wave of sadness and dread that came with it.
In the present, Gran Torino finds himself pondering whether he and Nana truly made the right decision, just as Tomura's fist pierces straight through his chest.
"Gran Torino!" Izuku screamed as his body surged with the power of One for All. Lost in his surge of anger, he didn't notice that it wasn't only his own emotions that were fueling his outburst.
"Izuku, please calm down!" Momo urged, her voice tinged with concern.
"But Gran-"
"Calm down, brat! I am still alive," Gran Torino interrupted, and Izuku eventually eased himself into a seat, taking deep breaths in an attempt to regain his composure.
Izuku bellows out in rage as he charges toward Shigaraki.
"Don't go, Deku!" Endeavor's warning falls on deaf ears, for Izuku is already hurtling forward with Bakugo hot on his heels.
'Just like Toshi, even this boy wears his heart on his sleeve,' Gran Torino thought. 'While that can indeed be a wellspring of strength, it can also lead to blind spots on occasion.'
"Power..." Shigaraki uttered as he produced a Quirk-erasing bullet from his pocket.
"Oh no..." Mirio whispered to himself as he recognized the bullet in Shigaraki's hand.
Meanwhile, Izuku tries to use Blackwhip to grab him, yet Shigaraki darts past him and others at high speed, homing in on Eraser Head. At that instant, Ryukyu descends from above and halts his progress using her Dragon hand. Shigaraki attempts to break through her grasp, but her scales prove resilient. Seizing this opportunity, Ryukyu descends her other hand, effectively blocking his path.
"That bastard! Is he attempting to rip through Ryu's hand?" Rumi exclaimed while glaring at the screen.
"I believe he is..." Ryukyu murmured, a sense of horror creeping over her just at the mere thought of that.
"Shigaraki!" Izuku reemerges, seizing Shigaraki's throat from behind with a grip of both hands. "You're the only one I won't forgive!"
"I won't forgive anyone," Shigaraki retorts, forcefully driving his elbow into Izuku's abdomen, causing him to cough up blood.
"Damn it, nerd! Stop getting hurt!" Bakugo yelled.
"You think I'm not trying, Bakugo," Izuku retorted, causing Bakugo to snap his eyes toward him and what he saw was Izuku glaring at the screen with his skin emulating with One for All's energy, and a no-nonsense look in his eyes.
'Turn anger into power...!' Izuku reflects, commanding, "Bind him, Blackwhip!" He ensnares Shigaraki's body with Blackwhip 'Shigaraki's faster! I need to make sure he can't run away and stop him for sure!'
'Anger into power...' Izuku thought, his glanced at his scarred hands. 'If anger is the catalyst for getting stronger, then I've got plenty of it stored where that came from.'
"Hang in there, Deku!" Endeavor shouts, powering up his attack. 'Muster your strength for one more shot! If I can just get one more shot in...'
'Muster your strength...' Shigaraki ponders, successfully punching a hole through Ryukyu's hand. 'These guys don't know that I have this yet,' he reflects, alluding to the quirk-erasing bullet clutched in his hand.
Ryukyu winced and rubbed her hand, experiencing a phantom pain as she did so. She hadn't expected that Shigaraki would be able to breach her scales, let alone her tough skin.
"A deleter round!" Ryukyu exclaims, noticing the bullet in Shigaraki's hand and voicing it aloud.
'Deleter round?! That's the thing that stole Togata's Quirk!' Izuku recollects, flashing back to the events of the Overhaul raid. 'Don't let him fire it! Don't let him fire it!' he repeats to himself, lifting his arm.
"Young Midoriya, what are you doing? Your arms—" All Might began, only to be interrupted by Izuku.
"I am doing whatever is necessary to prevent Shigaraki from using that round," Izuku answered.
'One For All 100%! Wyoming Smash!' he plunges his hand downward, aiming to strike Shigaraki on the head. However, Shigaraki manages to resist the assault by biting down on Izuku's arm, yet the attack breaks his own jaw in the process.
"He caught it in his mouth..." Izuku muttered, utterly stunned to witness Shigaraki intercepting one of his 100% attacks with his mouth.
"Damn, Midoriya really messed up his jaw," Kirishima commented, sounding impressed by the extent of damage their classmate managed to inflict on Shigaraki.
"That bastard's damn lucky to have a body like a Nomu's," Bakugo added. "Any normal person would've had their mouth ripped apart by that attack."
"Thanks, Bakugo, I really needed that image in my mind," Jiro sarcastically quipped.
'Right now, I feel like I can stand up to any difficulties. As long as I have my dreams...' he thought remembering his past and his hatred, '...and my origin in my heart.' He then employs his fingers to flick the bullet forward, propelled by his innate strength, sending it hurtling directly toward Eraser Head and striking him in the leg.
No words were uttered, and no one moved from their positions, as a collective realization washed over them. This could very well mark the end of the battle and the end for all the heroes on the site.
To be continued...