At this time, the 'person' or 'ALL FOR ONE' soaking in the nutrient solution did not immediately answer 'if it was possible' after hearing Tomura Shigaraki's words, but instead asked him what exactly happened.
"What exactly happened?"
"All Might announced that he would temporarily retire... I can't let him retire! I can't!!"
At this time, Tomura Shigaraki's idea was very simple. Since All Might announced his retirement at the press conference, he would defeat him before the press conference!
Tomura Shigaraki, who was almost hysterical at this time, didn't consider All Might's current location at all. Because of this press conference, the Hero Association had mobilized more than a dozen pro heroes to maintain order at the scene, plus some pro heroes who had retired or were not invited and came on their own accord...
It can be said that the density of heroes at the press conference at this time was almost unbelievable.
But 'ALL FOR ONE' was concerned about another matter.
"All Might announced his retirement? Is it credible?"
"It's credible, it's being broadcast live on TV now."
With Tomura Shigaraki's answer, the room became quiet again, with only the sound of 'gurgling' bubbles.
"Doctor, I want to watch the live broadcast."
"Okay~"
With a somewhat hoarse voice, a hunched old man nimbly operated the console in front of him, and then a monitor moved in front of the 'tank'.
There was no doubt that in that battle, not only did All Might suffer serious injuries, but so did 'ALL FOR ONE'. In fact, his situation was much more serious than All Might's.
If the injury All Might suffered back then was cracking a wooden bucket and making a hole in it, then ALL FOR ONE was directly dismantled into pieces, and if it weren't for the somewhat wretched-looking hunched old man's superior skills, he would have died on the spot instead of being put back together as he is now.
Of course, even after being put back together, he was still missing a lot of 'parts'.
For example, he had almost completely lost his five senses, and only his sense of touch remained partially. And in order to barely maintain the ability of a normal person, ALL FOR ONE also stole a lot of quirks. The one that replaced his vision was a snake-like imaging ability, which was fine for seeing people, but obviously not for watching videos, after all, videos are light signals. But this was more of an attitude, the attitude of treating him as a 'person'.
'Listening' to All Might's 'speech', ALL FOR ONE's face, which had become a little hideous due to burns and skin grafts, also changed.
Although it is somewhat absolute to say that 'the person who knows you best is often your enemy', it is applicable in most cases, such as All Might and ALL FOR ONE, but ALL FOR ONE learned more through his 'stupid brother' and his descendants. All Might was the last 'ONE FOR ALL' successor he had contact with.
He had been silently paying attention to him since he became the 'Symbol of Peace'. In his opinion, the other party was definitely not the kind of person who would give up halfway, and he would never choose to retire because of a so-called 'injury', so that is to say — the other party has a backup plan?
All Might seemed rough and bold, but in fact, he was a person who was careful in his roughness. He was clearer than anyone else, and he even began to wonder if the news that he was still alive had been exposed, and he planned to use a self-destruct 'injury' to lure him out?
Although the possibility was not high, it was not impossible.
If Lancer knew what 'ALL FOR ONE' was thinking at this time, he would probably laugh so hard that his muscles would cramp, right?
After all, 'ALL FOR ONE' was not in Lancer plan from the beginning. Lancer was aware of the existence of 'ALL FOR ONE' but did not intend to meddle in it, after all, just dealing with the current situation was troublesome enough, so he chose to trust All Might and the successor All Might chose — Izuku Midoriya.
And just when 'ALL FOR ONE' was almost certain that the so-called 'speech' was a trap and was thinking about what the trap was, the originally hysterical Tomura Shigaraki also temporarily relieved his hysterical emotions, and he just looked at the tall figure on the screen with hateful eyes.
He, too, once longed for and admired this man like most people, but until that day... he finally understood that the so-called 'heroes' were not omnipotent, and the one who saved him was not a hero in a story, but a 'villain', so he decided to follow his teacher!
At this time, he quietly looked at his teacher, waiting for his answer.
"Stay put for now."
And at this moment, the familiar sound of metal scraping came again. Although Tomura Shigaraki wanted to say something more, he finally gave up, because he believed in the other party, just as he had for so many years!
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Almost the entire society was paying attention to All Might's speech this time, and when he said the word 'retirement', the entire country of Japan was even more shocked. Afterward, according to statistics, almost everyone was watching at the same time, except for those who were unable to watch or listen.
People's expressions varied as they watched and listened, including panic, entanglement, disbelief, and sadness...
But more than anything, it was 'understanding'.
All Might had been with everyone since his debut, and he was always present at every major disaster. He used his life to explain what a 'hero' is.
In the past, people always chose to selectively forget some things, after all, All Might's strength was almost carved in everyone's minds, which even made them forget that All Might was actually a 'person'. From his youth to his middle age, this man who was always smiling had already done too many things that many people would not be able to do in their lifetime.
What's more, All Might also made a promise that although he was retiring to heal his injuries, he would still come back if he was needed, so people's feelings about his 'retirement' this time were more of a blessing.
And after All Might's 'retirement' announcement ended, Endeavor also stepped forward.
With All Might's temporary retirement, he automatically got the title of No. 1.
Many people who knew about his obsession originally thought he would be happy, but at this time, the expression on his face was even more serious, and almost everyone could see how bad his mood was at this time.
But perhaps it was precisely because of this seriousness that his 'inaugural speech' seemed more majestic...
With Lancer push, and countless efforts, the 'plan' was proceeding slowly but surely.