[MHCISQD] Chapter 312: Crazy
Added 2023-07-16 18:42:05 +0000 UTCThe battle in Deika City continued.
After Shigaraki gave the order to advance towards the tower in the north of the city where the leader of the Meta Liberation Army was located, he immediately rushed in that direction.
There, not only was the Meta Liberation Army's leader present but also Giran, the businessman who had been kidnapped and had previously provided equipment and resources to the League of Villains.
If it were someone else, the League of Villains might not have cared. But Giran was a principled guy who had never revealed the information about their customers, so based on their past relationship, they had to rescue him.
While the intense battle was raging on, no one noticed that two people were observing everything from afar.
After Renault sent out the photo of the man who initiated the attack command, he received a response from Sento.
The man in the suit was the leader of an emerging party called the Hearts and Mind Party, Hanabata Koku, who advocated for some liberation ideology and was quite popular. However, Renault had not paid much attention to him, so he didn't know about this person, except for occasionally seeing him on TV.
The woman Renault had captured earlier, Kizuki Chitose, was a director at a publishing company, and it was through her channels that Meta Liberation Army's books were secretly disseminated.
"These two individuals are only high-ranking members of the Meta Liberation Army, not the real leaders?" Renault put down his phone and smiled. "It seems capturing that woman was the right decision."
Yuriko also knew about what Renault had done before. He not only captured a high-ranking cadre of the Liberation Army but even caught Toga and kept her in the basement of his house.
"So, you want to extract more information about Meta Liberation Army from this Kizuki Chitose? What about Toga Himiko?"
"As you said, obtaining necessary intelligence is crucial since we are not familiar with this Meta Liberation Army and only know that they operate on a large scale in secret," Renault nodded. "As for Toga Himiko, I plan to ask her about recent information regarding the League of Villains and see if she knows anything about that doctor. Once I gather the information, I will hand her over to the authorities. Your relationship with her isn't great, right?"
"I wouldn't say I have a good relationship with anyone in the League of Villains. Toga Himiko is relatively better, but she's also a troublesome person who always wants to stab me with a knife, even though it's impossible."
Yuriko recalled the days when she was constantly pursued by Toga, and her lips twitched slightly.
But it was for the best. Since they weren't close, there wouldn't be any burden for Renault to hand Toga over to the police.
"Well then, let's go. We'll find this Hanabata Koku from the Hearts and Mind Party."
"Are you sure about doing that?"
Before Renault took a step forward, Yuriko grabbed his hand and asked.
Renault turned his head and looked at his younger sister, chuckling lightly. "Didn't we discuss this just now? Let's first confirm the accuracy of the situation before deciding whether or not to proceed."
"But if you actually go through with it and someone finds out..."
"They won't," Renault shook his head and pointed to the sky. "The satellites above have been controlled. Any information about our presence here, even if captured, will be deleted once we leave."
"But what about other factors?"
Yuriko approached Renault and stared into his eyes. "Don't you think your idea is a bit crazy? You actually want to destroy this entire city?"
Indeed, what Renault had in mind was to destroy this place once he confirmed that ninety percent of the people here were indeed members of the Meta Liberation Army.
However, because it was only around ninety percent or slightly more, there were definitely people who were not members of the Meta Liberation Army, so Renault's plan was just a plan.
Even if it was just a plan, it was still very crazy.
Facing Yuriko, Renault shook his head and said, "I know it's insane. Even I was taken aback when this idea popped into my head. But Yuriko, do you realize how many members the Meta Liberation Army would have nationwide if every person in this city were a member? Let's estimate roughly. Even if the distribution here is not as extensive, it would still be at least tens of thousands. Tens of thousands, do you know what that represents?"
"Uncontrollable."
"Yes, uncontrollable..." Renault said, looking at the billowing black smoke in the distance and the faint screams that could be heard. "Right now, the Meta Liberation Army obviously has no intention of staying hidden anymore. If they successfully eliminate the League of Villains today, their next step will be to gradually take the center stage. Eventually, they will ignite a war, a so-called war to liberate meta-abilities."
Yuriko fell silent.
She knew that everything Renault said was correct. If the situation turned out to be true, these were all possibilities in the near future.
And if a war were to break out, it would be unacceptable for anyone. Even as students of U.A., when such a major event like war occurred, they would never be able to sit idly by. The entire U.A. would undoubtedly take a stand.
The members of the Meta Liberation Army were all highly capable with their Quirks, and after training, they would become formidable forces. The extent of the devastation in such a war could easily be imagined.
Looking at the silent Yuriko, Renault said, "Do you understand now? Rather than waiting for the worst-case scenario to happen, it's better for me to take decisive action now and cut off one of their arms."
"Even if it means you'll be criticized?"
"Criticized? Let me see who dares to say such things. After all, evidence is required for everything," Renault said nonchalantly.
"...If that's the case, then I'll join you in this madness. Now that I think about it, it's quite thrilling. Besides, it would be difficult for you to do it alone."
"That's why I came to ask for your help."
Renault smiled and extended his right hand towards Yuriko. She looked at it and reached out with her own hand.
The hands of the siblings clasped together, and their powers began to merge smoothly, increasing exponentially.
Their multiple practice sessions had not been in vain. Now, even without using the double Driver, they could already fuse their powers together.
The synchronized siblings took a step forward and leaped off the tall building.
At the same time, both Hanabata, located in the city center, and the Liberation Army leader observing the battle from a high tower, noticed the appearance of a third party in the scene.
And this third party consisted of only two people.