[Comprehensive] How to kill a rabid dog gently

Early this morning, Cheng and Aizawa happened to meet each other in the corridor.

"Ms. Aizawa, is your body alright?"

Seeing that the other party was dressed in the professional hero "Eraserhead", Cheng asked a little surprised.

"Well, it's almost fine."

"Really? Aizawa-sensei didn't force himself, did he?"

"Ah, it seems that what happened yesterday has lowered my reputation..."

As he spoke, he suddenly leaned closer to the other party, and the focused and sharp light in Aizawa's eyes magnified in front of Cheng.

"Would you like to test your temperature yourself?"

Seeing Cheng's expression tinged with surprise, he laughed, and then stepped back half a step, keeping his sense of proportion just right.

"In short, I really didn't force myself."

"...Ms. Aizawa."

Cheng said with a slightly complicated mood.

"Is it my illusion? Has your character become a bit bad?"

"It's an illusion."

He answered Cheng's protest lightly.

"Today is the weekend, where are you going?"

"Now, I plan to go to the coffee shop I often go to first, and after that... Do you remember the hero symposium that Mr. Hawks mentioned last time?"

"Ah, he gave you two tickets, right?" The man asked nonchalantly, "So, are you going to go with him?"

"That's not true. Mr. Hawkes, who has been on the rise in popularity recently, will probably enter the venue as one of the guests, and he will never be in the auditorium." She said, "I invited one of my students, and the other party is an European student. I'm a big fan of Ermatt and I think I'll love this kind of event."

"That's right."

"Where's Aizawa-sensei, are you going to have a hero event today?"

Talking about this, Aizawa Xiaota frowned.

"A criminal incident of a heinous nature occurred recently, and related news reports should come out soon... The other party seems to be an anti-individualist. The worst thing is that he is still at large. It cannot be ruled out that the crime was committed by a gang..."

He paused.

"In short, I am currently assisting in the investigation of this matter... Your daily activities are currently outside the suspicious area locked by the police, so you should not be particularly worried... No."

Aizawa thought for a while, then changed his statement with a serious expression.

"No matter where you go, please be safe, Cheng."

What Nekuragi is reading today is the manga magazine that just came out this week.

He rattled the pages of the book, and the papers rubbed against each other in this ungentle movement, Cheng couldn't help but look up at him.

——The other party's expression can't be said to be distracted, but it doesn't look happy at all, and his face is gloomy.

"Don't you like it, Shikazuki?"

"It's just rotten." He threw the comic book away irritably, "It's an unrealistic and boring unfolding, and blood and courage will always win...Why, they are all just stupid—"

"If you want to talk about the reason, it's because the book you bought is jomp."

Cheng sighed.

"Occasionally, I also think that your spirit of persistently finding unhappiness for yourself is a bit cute."

"What did you say--"

Before Shigaraki had time to lose his temper, both of their phones vibrated, Cheng lowered his head, and saw a news feed popping up on the screen with words such as "ultra vicious case" and "extremely evil criminal" in the headline deliberately sensational above.

Cheng immediately remembered what Aizawa had said in the morning, and she opened the news. Fortunately, except for the title, the content described the whole incident in a more reliable way.

In a nutshell, a criminal who claimed to be an anti-individualist hijacked all the employees on a certain floor of a commercial building, and only one person without personality survived in the end.

The mental state of the survivors is extremely unstable, and they have lost the ability to rationally explain the process of being hijacked. However, from the on-site investigation and the few words of the survivors, we can still get a glimpse of how cruel and bloody events happened at that time—even though it caused More than ten people died, but almost everyone died in a different way. In the subsequent investigation, another terrible truth was verified...

These lethal wounds fit perfectly with the personalities possessed by the abductees present.

The news ends with a mock photo of the criminal.

Cheng's eyes lingered on that photo for a while, but it was really an ordinary face, and it was really hard to imagine that a man with such an ordinary face that can be seen everywhere would do such a shocking thing.

"I'm afraid it's the personality of the manipulation department. Is this guy a death game fan? The fun is really bad."

Sigang Muhang had almost finished reading the news.

"Tch... Aren't heroes the protectors of the people? At a time like this, where is that All Might?"

"This is indeed... a sad and terrible incident." Cheng narrowed his eyes, "However, it is inevitable to hold the hero accountable for this..."

"Since they can't keep their promises, they are the worst kind of liars." Nekuragi said gloomily, "Ah, it's the hero's fault that the world will become like this in the final analysis—"

"In your opinion, what exactly is a hero?"

Cheng asked.

Sikuomu gave a meal.

"Let me tell you, he is a detestable fraudster who uses redemption as a cover."

"However." She said, "Even without the potential impact that is difficult to quantify, since the emergence of professional heroes, there have been millions of people who have been saved and helped by heroes..."

"What about the ones that weren't saved? Has anyone ever done their numbers?"

His emotions became intense.

"Just because heroes don't see the corner they're in, is it justified for them to suffer despair?!"

"I'm sorry, Shizuru, I didn't think so."

Cheng said softly.

"But I still think that even a professional hero is nothing more than a human being... At the same time, I am also a human being."

Shigaraki looked at her silently, Cheng continued talking.

"So, if I see the corner that the hero can't see, I will walk there without hesitation."

The reminder alarm set in advance began to vibrate at this time, she glanced at the time and found that it was almost time to make an appointment with Green Valley.

"Anyway, I'm sorry if I said something that made you uncomfortable."

Cheng raised his head and smiled at Shigaraki.

"Izuku, see you next time."

After she left, Shigangmu stayed alone for a while, he seemed to be thinking about something, or thinking about nothing.

Black Mist's call broke the silence, and Shigaraki picked it up impatiently.

"Nikuragi, where are you, near the coffee shop you often go to?"

"So what, do you even want to interfere with my actions?"

Heiwu quickly sensed the unhappy mood of Sigangmuhang, and he immediately gave the reason he had prepared long ago.

"It's what that gentleman meant. He said he hoped to contact you at any time, so please stay at the base for now."

Afo's words were really effective, and the displeasure of Shigaoki was instantly cooled. He raised his eyes and looked around. After there was no Cheng, they became extremely dull.

"I'll go back now."

"When did Green Valley come?"

"About an hour ago." Green Valley stroked her hair embarrassingly, "Because I was a little too excited..."

"You really like All Might."

"Yes!"

Green Valley's eyes lit up, and he looked at the promotional letter that he had read countless times before he came here.

"However, due to the arrangement of the schedule, All Might will only show up in the last 10 minutes of the symposium... But this is inevitable, after all, All Might should be very, very busy, right?"

Green Valley quickly added.

"Ah, but I also like other heroes very much! For example, Hawks who also played today!"

"That's good." Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, "Speaking of which, how much does Green Valley know about the Hero Symposium?"

"About this, before I came here, I also collected information carefully——"

Green Valley took out his notebook, ready to go with all his cooking power.

"The so-called Hero Symposium is organized by the Hero Safety Committee on a regular basis. It aims to provide opportunities for ordinary people and professional heroes to communicate, and to strengthen the affinity and symbolic power of heroes..."

Speaking of this, Green Valley remembered another thing.

"However, this is the case. Because there are too many applicants, most of the tickets are selected by lottery. Only a very small number of seats are released in the form of tickets. I heard that the price has been very high...Miss Kawasaki, so precious Is it really okay to invite me?"

"It's okay. It was something I got by accident. Wouldn't it be great to make the best use of it?"

"Miss Kawasaki..."

Green Valley closed the notebook and pressed it to his chest, his gaze gradually became firm.

"I will cherish this opportunity."

Cheng smiled, didn't say much, just patted the boy's hair.

When they arrived at the venue, admission had already begun, and after the two passed the security check, they still had to go through a passage, so Cheng chatted with the boy.

"It's almost the end of the semester. From the next semester, will Green Valley start thinking about going to school?"

"Hey... Hey? Going to school? Still, there is still more than a year, isn't it too early to think about it now?"

"So Lugu hasn't started thinking about it yet?" Cheng said a little surprised, "I thought you already had a goal in your heart."

"Target..."

When talking about this topic, Lugu couldn't help feeling a little depressed, and Cheng keenly noticed the change in his mood, so he changed the topic.

"Then, is Green Valley preparing well for the end-of-semester exam?"

"Yes!" The boy replied, "Miss Kawasaki's question, I am also thinking hard..."

"You mean, 'what is a hero'?" Cheng said, "My original expectation was just to hear everyone's true thoughts. Green Valley even thought about it carefully...I'm looking forward to it!"

The two walked into the venue, and a circular hall suddenly appeared in front of them. A large screen had been raised above the stage, but one of the protagonists of the symposium—professional heroes had not yet appeared on the stage.

They spent almost no time looking for seats... because the positions of these two tickets are really good, not only in the first row, but also the position with the best view.

Green Valley sat down tremblingly, and immediately began to take out his mobile phone to secretly check the resale ticket price of the Hero Symposium in the nearby seats... Then he got a price that might make ordinary working-class people bruise.

...Miss Kawasaki is amazing, in every sense of the word.

At this time, the lights came on, interrupting Midoriya Izuku's thoughts mixed with respect and emotion.

The professional heroes began to enter the arena, among which Hawks, the highest-ranked one, was unhurriedly at the end. He glanced at the stands, stopped somewhere, and then waved his hand in that direction with a smile.

There was a small commotion of excitement in the audience, so no one noticed that Cheng gave Hawkes a slight nod of greeting.

Then, she whispered in the boy's ear.

"Green Valley, it's started."

Although it is called a "symposium", the number of participants is far beyond the scope of a general "symposium". The nature of most of the participants is still closer to the audience.

And people seem to be more inclined to define themselves as "fans". Since professional heroes entered the arena, the enthusiasm from the audience has never stopped, and many people even brought support items.

The host is quite handy for this kind of occasion, and the atmosphere has always been quite enthusiastic. Although Green Valley has tried his best to restrain himself, the excitement is still difficult to conceal.

"Miss Kawasaki, the real paper shooter looks so cool! And Long Jiu and Mirko..."

At this time, the big screen began to randomly select the next audience to ask questions, and Lu Gu hurriedly looked over, but this time he was not the lucky one, and Lu Gu couldn't help showing a little disappointment.

The audience who was drawn was a fan of one of the popular professional heroes, and was ecstatic to be able to talk to the idol, Cheng couldn't help comforting Izuku Midoriya.

"It's okay, the symposium is not over yet..."

Before Green Valley could respond, a staff member rushed onto the stage and said something to the host, and the latter's interest immediately rose.

"The latest news!! Today's symposium will enter the most anticipated part ahead of time—that's right! Everyone's favorite!! The most anticipated hero is coming, and his name is—"

"All Might!!!!"

"To ask why—"

His hero's name is Violent Hurricane, which instantly resounded in the audience, and no one stopped calling him.

"Because I'm here!!"

The moment he appeared on the stage, the frenzy was pushed to its peak, and the turbulent sound waves almost shook the venue.

Although she knew about it a long time ago, it was the first time for Cheng to face the power belonging to "All Might". This situation reminded her of the sentence used to describe him in the hero magazine she had read in the past——

"Merely existing, he is an indestructible endorsement. Since the beginning of the history of professional heroes, only his name has gathered the belief of tens of millions of people. This is All Might."

The host took a long time to calm down the scene, and finally it was only after All Might himself signaled that the venue calmed down again.

Hawks, who was beginning to feel bored, simply took the microphone from the host.

"Hey, hey, I believe All Might has fully understood everyone's enthusiasm, but I think everyone is unwilling to waste time in meaningless noise, why don't we continue to draw the next one—"

Following his words, the seat numbers on the screen began to scroll again, but Hawks suddenly met the gaze of the woman in the audience.

He changed his mind immediately.

Before the new number was shaken out, Hawks spread his wings from behind, and the huge feathered wings were very gorgeous under the light.

He soared into the air, flapped his wings, flew to the auditorium deftly and swiftly, landed lightly in front of a seat in the first row, and made an inviting gesture quite gracefully.

"If I don't be presumptuous, lady...may I choose you as my next speaker?"

Although the other party sincerely played the role of a polite gentleman who met for the first time, Cheng Cheng couldn't help laughing, but the beautiful wings behind Hawks quietly put on his shoulders.

"Thank you, I am very honored." She took the microphone, "My question is not aimed at a certain hero...or in other words, I am looking forward to the answer of every hero."

Cheng said.

"My question is, how do professional heroes themselves understand the definition of 'hero'?"

Green Valley, who was still excited about getting close to the top ten hero Hawks, immediately focused his attention on hearing Cheng's question.

The first professional hero to answer this question is, unexpectedly, the relatively low-key and taciturn Long Jiu.

"For me, after removing the glitzy stuff like fame and glory, the essence of being a hero is helping others."

Said by the female hero with the personality that turns into a dragon.

"To make full use of one's abilities to save lives within sight, this is what I define as a hero."

"—I think that Long Jiu's idea is too old and outdated."

"After all, this is just my personal opinion. It is normal for Mr. Hawkes to have other opinions."

Long Jiu was not angry with Hawkes' attitude, but calmly gave up his right to speak.

"What is a hero... I think it should have more symbolic value."

He had his own hero firm since then, and the man who created the fastest ranking promotion rate in history always spoke in a slightly frivolous tone, but when discussing this topic, he was serious.

"The bottom line is that the number of heroes is limited, and the range of abilities is also limited... After all, not everyone is All Might." He smiled, "So, whether it is ranking or reputation, even if it is a controversial hero I am not opposed to entertainment... This is a way for heroes to expand their influence."

In the end, Hawks threw the question to All Might.

"So, does no.1 have any ideas?"

"What is a hero..."

All Might groaned.

Unconsciously, Midori stared nervously at his face.

"When I was young, I used to think about this question frequently...until I came to my own conclusions, which later became the ideal I fought for."

He said.

"What I think... the hero I aspire to be is an existence that can give people strength and courage no matter when and where."

"So--"

Green Valley couldn't help shouting, but he soon realized that his voice was extremely weak in this venue. He suddenly realized that he was just one of the thousands of mortals following All Might's back, and even his voice It can't be conveyed to All Might's...

but.

Sometimes, the trajectory of fate is driven by tiny coincidences that happen by chance.

Accidentally, All Might saw the boy in the crowd, and he noticed something familiar to him from that expression, and he said the words without thinking too much.

——"The boy over there, the one with the green hair, do you have something to say to me?"

"Yes!"

Green Valley stood up in a panic, his feet fluttered because of the sense of unreality.It wasn't until the staff stuffed the microphone into his hand that Lvgu came back to his senses, shaking his head vigorously to force himself to calm down.

"All Might, the question I want to ask you is..."

He said in a voice trembling with tension.

"What do you think makes a hero a hero?"

no.1 didn't answer immediately, he showed a serious expression of thinking.

Green Valley gripped the microphone tightly, his heart beating so fast never before.At this moment, it seemed that there were only All Might and himself left in the venue. Like the legendary dead who weighed their souls before the God of Hades, he put all his beliefs and hopes on the scales.

Green Valley Izuku waited for the other party's answer, as if waiting for a trial.

"Maybe..." All Might said, "Some people think it's strength...that's personality."

Green Valley's heart sank suddenly, but despair had not had time to cover him completely, All Might continued.

"However, if you want to say the most important thing——"

All Might raised his head and cast his eyes on the young man. His sonorous and powerful voice echoed in the hall, reaching everyone's ears truly and shockingly.

"The only thing that can make a hero a hero is their will and heart!!"

After the symposium, Cheng and Lvgu walked out of the arena with the flow of people, and Lvgu's stupefied still hadn't faded away, Cheng couldn't help feeling a little worried.

"Green Valley, Green Valley? Are you okay?"

"I……"

Cheng Cheng's worried face came into view, and Lvgu's sight finally settled.As soon as he was out of his inner world, his tears fell out patter.

"Miss Kawasaki, I don't know what's wrong, I'm obviously very happy..."

Seeing Lugu crying, Cheng showed a relieved expression instead.

"Don't worry, Lugu, have you noticed that you are especially prone to crying..."

"Yes, is it?"

Green Valley immediately became ashamed.

"But it doesn't matter, crying out of joy is a happy thing."

She said, wiping a tear from Green Valley's face.

"Miss Kawasaki!"

Seeing Cheng move his hand away, Lugu blinked, and an impulse rose from his chest.

"Actually, I have already thought about the goal of further education!"

——"It's Xiongying! All Might graduated from the Hero Academy! I want to be admitted to Xiongying's Hero Department! Then become a hero!"

"is it?"

Cheng burst out a genuinely happy and relieved smile.

"Great, great goal."

"Miss Kawasaki, thank you... Really, very grateful!" Not long after the tears stopped, Midoriya couldn't help but choked up again, "It's great to meet you... But, what can I do to repay you , I have no clue..."

"In that case, let's make an agreement, Green Valley—in the future, when you become a great hero..."

Cheng said.

"Leave me the position of the club's number one fan, okay?"

"...I will work hard for this." He wiped away tears and said firmly, "Miss Kawasaki, I swear."

Many years later, Izuku still remembers the agreement at that time.

He was still a teenager then, and his story was just a seed... but it had been carefully cared for, and it already had a great vision of its own.

After that, he approached his dream step by step with difficulty and tenacity until he reached the top of the mountain.

Green Valley sat down on the top of the mountain with many scars, he looked at the magnificent scenery there, and then turned his head -

The person you promised to share with in your teenage years is long gone.

Like so many times in the past, he felt empty and lost in that moment, but it didn't last long, and he knew he had to move on to his next destination.

However, until the end, what still made him feel strange was that even though she had already left, even if the place reserved for her was clearly empty...

But it is still slowly and persistently giving him the strength to move forward.

On the way home, Cheng was in a brisk mood, and this mood lasted until she answered Aizawa's call.

"Cheng, where are you?"

The other party spoke quickly, revealing a rare eagerness.

"Listen to me, our investigation team was misled, and now the most mobile member is rushing to the scene... The other party's operation location is elsewhere, and it is likely that you often go to—"

Cheng couldn't hear him finish.

The sound of an explosion sounded from above, Cheng raised his head abruptly, flames rose from the middle of the building not far away, and demonic tongues of flame spewed out from the shattered glass windows.

The phone slipped from Cheng's hand and hit the ground.

"So, after the accident happened, you joined the rescue operation..." Aizawa looked sharply at Cheng's face, "The suspect should not have left the scene at that time, did you find anyone suspicious?"

"Sorry, no."

"Okay, thank you for your cooperation."

After recording the last stroke, Aizawa let go of the sharpness in his work.

"Don't worry about it, it's just a routine." He rubbed his eyes, trying to relieve his fatigue, "Except for those who died at the time of the incident... there were no other dead people, thanks to your assistance, Cheng."

"Can you tell me about this incident, the part that does not involve confidentiality?"

"……All right."

Although he didn't want the other party to be too involved in this matter, under her gaze, Aizawa agreed.

"What is certain at present is that the other party at least has the personality of manipulating the direction. As for why it is at least... Although the existence of accomplices has not been ruled out, there is only one person who appeared at the crime scene."

Aizawa said.

"The other party's general mode of action in these two incidents is to infiltrate, install #explosives, seal off the space, cut off external communications and use #bomb threats to control the victims, and then use their personality to manipulate them to kill each other..."

"One personality is really not enough to do this alone," she said. "Anyway, if there's anything else I can do, please..."

"It's the duty of our heroes."

Aizawa said slowly but firmly, he saw Cheng's expression of disapproval, but he was not going to back down on this kind of issue.

"As an ordinary citizen, please prioritize your own safety, Ms. Kawasaki."