The sudden digestion of the Cryptologist Potion didn't surprise Luke in the least.
He had already digested a great part of the Potion when he had decrypted the matter related to Amon. Later, decrypting Sir Nighteye's intentions regarding him had pushed the digestion to the brink of completion.
It was less because of the nature of the Decryption and more because of the people involved, Miss Justice had surmised.
Even if Amon had infiltrated the Boundary with a clone, as the System had put it, he was still a God-like figure compared to Luke. Sir Nighteye's specialty, on the other hand, lay in his Quirk that could see the future.
Not to mention, spending eight-nine years sealed inside the Blue Site in his previous life had trained Luke to clinically analyze all things, even in situations that didn't demand it.
This hadn't bothered him after resurrection, though.
However, coupled with Decryption, it almost became a curse, making even Miss Justice intervene in the end.
If it weren't for the delicate and desperate situation, Luke would have definitely thought over how Decryption suited his scientific personality, as if he was always meant to obtain it.
A Cryptologist's core lies in Decryption, Luke confirmed, closing his eyes. Neither deliberating on the decrypted information matters, nor showing a response to it. But… I am not only a Cryptologist…
"What happened here?"
Vlad King entered the classroom with Aina.
Both were eying the traces of water remaining on the floor, which Todoroki had yet to evaporate.
All the students looked at Luke suddenly.
"… I was trying to close up the broken windows," Todoroki lied. "The layer of ice was too thin, and it broke. I am working on it…"
Blasts of cold wind were still entering the classroom, making Vlad King look in that direction and nod.
Surprisingly, not only the Class 1-A students, but even Monoma of Class 1-B kept quiet.
Luke got up and walked over to Aina, smiling. "Are you okay?"
Aina nodded meekly.
"… It's not your fault," Luke said, knowing that she must be blaming herself. "How the Villain found this place and came here is a mystery. It's impossible to tell if you would have captured them coming…"
Aina let out a small smile. "I know… still… Alright."
Vlad King nodded and put a hand on Luke's shoulder. "I knew you were the most reasonable here," he praised. "If only you were in Class 1-B…"
"Oi!" Monoma shouted. "He…"
Kirishima grabbed the boy and wrapped his hand over his mouth.
Next to them, Mina, Sero, Sato, Kaminari, and Todoroki's mouths twitched.
"Rest," Luke told Aina, sharing a glance with Nyx. "I will be back shortly. Need to go to the bathroom."
Todoroki's eyes narrowed.
Luke looked over his shoulder at him and winked.
When Todoroki saw Nyx going to Snappy instead of going with Luke, he finally relaxed and began closing up the windows.
Meanwhile, Vlad King didn't even ask Luke not to go off campus, trusting the most reasonable student fully.
Once inside the bathroom, Luke sat down on the toilet seat and took out his Crystal Globe.
[A Cryptologist's Decryption, Astrologer's Divination, and Magician's Deliberation…] Miss Justice reminded. [You are the strongest Sequence 7 to exist, Luke. So, act like one!]
"Yeah…" Luke said, pouring his Spirituality into the Globe. His mind raced to decrypt everyone's location while simultaneously coming up with viable plans. "It's time… to take control of everything."
…
Uraraka grabbed the back of the girl Villain's head and spun her around effortlessly, slamming her on the ground.
A year of learning martial arts had made her immensely proficient in close combat.
But, in the very next moment, a shadow loomed over Uraraka from behind.
"Ochaco!" Tsuyu, pinned to a tree next to her, shouted.
Before Uraraka could look over her shoulder, though, a hand landed on her shoulder and… turned her into a glass marble.
"You can clap for me now, Miss Himiko," Mr. Compress said, taking off his hat.
"Aw…" Himiko pouted. "I was about to get her blood…"
Then, together, they looked at Tsuyu, who was squirming in fear.
"… It's alright," Mr. Compress said, walking up to the girl and compressing her into a marble. "… Things are just picking up…"
…
"Getting slow, aren't ya, bastard!" Mirko shouted, taunting the gigantic Muscular. "Can't even catch a mere bunny…"
The Pro couldn't finish her words, though.
An even bigger monster suddenly appeared in front of her, towering above the trees and… carrying a student within it.
It was Fumikage of Class 1-A.
"Get…" he pleaded, looking at Mirko. "… away from me…"
Behind Mirko, Muscular saw the monstrous Dark Shadow, who had lost control, and laughed. Losing all rationality and thinking the black creature a much worthier opponent than Mirko, he charged toward it.
"A… Challenge?" The blackness ROARED in reply, lifting its titanic arm.
Then, as air sizzled around it, Dark Shadow brought down its fist like a hammer—smashing it over Muscular's head with a BOOOM.
By the time that huge, black fist landed on earth, Muscular had already become a pile of mud.
And, in the very next moment, a dense blast of blue-white fire engulfed Dark Shadow, burning everything.
Dabi's clone, wearing the Quirk Amplification Device, was here!
…
Momo ran through the forest, carrying a grenade in one hand and a whistle in the other.
She was panting so hard that needles were prickling her lungs, with her insides twisting in knots.
Yet, she dared not stop running.
Loud THUDS rang behind her, despite there being nothing but darkness.
Momo once again put the whistle to her mouth and blew on it as hard as she could, the sound piercing through the forest.
Then, she threw the grenade behind her, its pin already removed.
The blast echoed mightier than the whistle, but failed to hold back the THUDS.
And soon, as Momo created more grenades, the figure began taking shape, walking out of the darkness.
It was a huge, muscular, mint-green-skinned creature. It had six arms protruding out of its back, each carrying either a chainsaw, a massive drill, or a sledgehammer.
And… its brain was exposed.
It was —
— the Chainsaw Middle Tier Nomu!
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