"That's impossible."
She looked at David in disbelief and continued,
"I know my dad better than anyone. He would never do something like this! But why… why?"
David frowned and let out a heavy sigh.
"It's for All Might."
Everyone with Melissa was stunned.
"You guys might not know this, but even though that student from U.A., Ezaki Kitazawa, healed All Might's old injury, I was about to give up on this plan.
But this afternoon, when I examined All Might, I found that while his body had recovered, his Quirk was still weakening.
If he uses my device, he can regain his power and even become stronger than before."
"This way, the Symbol of Peace won't be shaken."
David spoke seriously about All Might's current condition.
Even though Ezaki Kitazawa healed All Might's injury, if he hadn't passed One For All to Midoriya Izuku, he would've eventually returned to normal.
But since he had already passed it on, the remaining traces of One For All inside his body would gradually fade away.
Of course, All Might didn't want to drag David into the whole One For All situation, so he never told him that One For All was no longer his.
And that led to the current situation.
Midoriya's expression turned serious.
David jogged to the chubby man, took the box containing the Quirk-enhancing device, and said,
"As long as All Might gets this device, I'll accept whatever punishment comes my way."
But Melissa, now knowing the truth, was on the verge of breaking down.
"Everyone was fighting so hard, risking their lives to save people from the enemy! Do you even know how much danger we've been through?!"
David was taken aback.
"What are you talking about? The enemies were fake, weren't they? It was all just an act."
As he spoke, David turned his gaze toward the chubby man.
The chubby man, unable to meet his eyes, quickly looked away.
Just then, a loud voice came from behind Melissa.
"At first, we were just pretending to be the enemy. But now… we're the real deal."
Everyone turned around.
Two men appeared in their sight. One was wearing a white coat with a helmet-like device on his head.
His name was Wolfram.
The other had long hair and a lean build.
"That guy is their leader," Midoriya Izuku frowned and activated his Quirk immediately.
But before he could react, Wolfram waved his hand, and metal rods from a distance flew straight toward Midoriya.
"Midoriya, watch out!"
Todoroki Shoto reacted instantly, using his Quirk to raise an ice wall.
"Boom!"
The metal rods pierced through the ice and pinned Midoriya to the wall.
"This guy… he can control metal. Be careful!"
Midoriya shouted.
"I'd advise you all to stop resisting."
Wolfram then shifted his gaze toward the chubby man.
"Where's the device?"
The chubby man immediately snatched the device from David's hands and ran over to Wolfram, presenting it with both hands.
"Here it is."
David was shocked.
He never expected the chubby man to betray him.
"You… you planned to hand the device to the enemy from the very beginning? You tricked me?"
The chubby man retorted,
"I didn't trick you! You're the one who tricked me!
I worked on this research with you for so many years, and you just ended it so easily!
The honor and recognition we should've gotten are now completely gone.
After putting in so much effort, at the very least, I should get paid for it."
Wolfram smirked coldly, pulled out a gun, and pointed it at the chubby man.
"Here's your payment."
*Bang!*
A sudden gunshot rang out, and the slightly chubby man collapsed to the ground.
"You bastard!"
Todoroki Shoto's anger flared up as he activated his Quirk again. A blast of ice shot toward Wolfram, but Wolfram remained calm. He quickly picked up a crate from the ground, and the muscles on his body turned bright red.
"This Quirk was given to me by that person. Let's test its power!"
He threw a punch straight at the incoming ice, creating a shockwave that clashed against it.
"Boom!"
The ice shattered into chunks, flying in all directions with the impact. At that moment, Wolfram reached David, knocked him unconscious, and turned to one of his men.
"Hey, come over here and take him away."
"Give me back my dad!"
Melissa shouted, ready to rush forward, but Todoroki Shoto quickly stopped her.
"Don't be reckless! If you rush in now, not only will we fail to save Professor David, but you'll also get caught! You need to disable the security system and call for help. Try to find either All Might or Ezaki Kitazawa—either of them will do."
Todoroki Shoto spoke in a firm tone.
"Disable the security system? Call for backup? Stop her!"
Wolfram shouted loudly.
"Go, now!"
Todoroki Shoto stepped in front of Melissa.
Melissa nodded and took off barefoot, running as fast as she could.
"Damn it! Don't let her escape—kill her!"
Wolfram yelled. One of his men was just about to chase after her when Todoroki Shoto froze him in place.
"Not happening!"
Just then, Midoriya woke up. He leaped forward, landing beside Todoroki Shoto.
"Are you okay?"
Todoroki Shoto asked.
Midoriya Izuku frowned slightly.
"I'm fine."
Before long, Melissa successfully disabled I-Island's security system and quickly ran out of the control room.
"Ezaki... where are you?"
She muttered as she ran. Meanwhile, Ezaki Kitazawa was sprinting toward the top floor.
"Finally, I'm almost there!"
Melissa reached the elevator, but just as she was about to step in, a voice came from her side.
"Melissa? Where is everyone? Did you disable the security system?"
Ezaki Kitazawa asked.
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