Although All Might was filled with guilt, anxiety, and worry, he could not simply rush into the sky to protect his teacher's grandson—Shimura Tenko.
After all, hostages were still falling from the heavens every now and then.
If he abandoned this side and charged over there, then the hostages with no one left to catch them would undoubtedly die.
To save one person while placing countless others in mortal danger—
All Might could never make such a cruel choice.
Thus, all he could do was continue rescuing the hostages falling like dumplings from the sky while silently praying in his heart.
Praying that Shimura Tenko would remain safe.
Praying that none of those villains were truly strong.
At the same time, however, All Might secretly swore to himself—
If anything happened to Shimura Tenko today, then not a single villain present would leave unharmed.
Heroes were not allowed to kill villains.
But during an arrest, whether a villain ended up "intact" or not often depended on the hero's mood.
And although All Might had never done such a thing before—
for the sake of his teacher's grandson, he did not mind making an exception.
Then—
as All Might waited anxiously, the sounds of battle above suddenly came to an end.
Noticing how quickly the fight had ended, a terrible premonition immediately rose in his heart.
Could it be that Young Shimura had met the same fate as that explosion-using boy earlier?
Were the enemies this time truly that powerful?
"Yo, All Might. Why the long face?"
"You're not seriously thinking something happened to me, are you?"
"You're underestimating me too much. There's no way a bunch of trash mobs could beat me."
Just as All Might was thinking that, a familiar voice suddenly echoed from behind him—
from the massive hole he had previously smashed open with brute force, the passage connecting different dimensions.
That voice…
Young Shimura?
He was all right?!
Hearing the familiar voice, All Might turned around in surprise and delight.
Then he saw it—
a blue-haired teenager standing there with a smile on his face.
And that teenager was none other than Shimura Tenko, the grandson of the woman All Might had been desperately worried about all this time—
his teacher, Shimura Nana.
Seeing the overwhelming relief and joy on All Might's face, Shigaraki Tomura, who was currently doing his best to play the role of "Shimura Tenko," could not help twitching at the corners of his mouth.
What was with that reaction?
Wasn't that expression a little too exaggerated?
And why did he suddenly have such a bad feeling?
Before Shigaraki could say anything, All Might suddenly blurred forward and pulled him into a tight embrace.
"Thank goodness…!"
"Young Shimura, thank goodness you're all right!"
As he spoke, his voice almost sounded choked with emotion.
If Shimura Tenko had truly suffered some accident because of his "failure to save him," then All Might genuinely would not have known how to face the mentor who had passed One For All down to him—
the woman who had treated him like a son.
Fortunately, nothing had happened to him.
Otherwise—
All Might felt he would never have forgiven himself for the rest of his life.
At that thought, All Might felt both relieved and ashamed.
Relieved because Shimura Tenko truly lived up to his teacher's bloodline. Even without formal training, he was still capable enough to deal with ordinary villains.
Ashamed because not only had he utterly failed.
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