In the bathroom,
Before Luke left the campsite
Divination, Decryption, and Deliberation — I
The Crystal Globe showed the tired and bleeding faces of Mandalay and Tiger, with an injured Pixie Bob and tied-up Spinner next to the two Pros.
They will definitely come back to the campsite, as Pixie Bob needs immediate medical attention. Spot Heal is their best bet until the Police force and medical team stationed near the mountain arrive.
But I will not be here by the time they come, which will worsen Pixie Bob's situation.
If Pixie Bob gets hospitalized because of my absence, then the burden of this blunder will fall even more heavily on Erasure Head.
I can't have that.
Tiger and Mandalay must be redirected away from the campsite, and one of them must be forced to bring Pixie Bob to the field where they were fighting with Spinner.
…
Divination, Decryption, and Deliberation — II
The Crystal Globe showed Mr. Compress and Himiko Toga in the forest, instead of Uraraka and Tsuyu.
He must have compressed them.
Should I send someone in his direction?
Mr. Compress might still come out to be victorious.
If he rejoins Dabi and Twice, then Kurogiri will ask him to hand over the compressed girls.
These two also need to be redirected.
…
Divination, Decryption, and Deliberation — III
The Crystal Globe showed an injured Midoriya running toward Mirko, Shoji, and Fumikage as they fought Dabi's Quirk-amplified Clone.
I cannot heal Deku, but he can occupy the two Villains while I lay down my cards.
Mirko will definitely try to hardball it. She looks injured, but she will never let me continue by myself. While healing her, I will need to transfer Damage to her pressure points, making her pass out. There's no other way.
Shoji and Fumikage can bring her back to the campsite, then.
It will also create a blind spot for all of us, letting me call Mushroom-nimi and Ms Shield through Descorrer.
I will need to send them detailed instructions.
…
Divination, Decryption, and Deliberation — IV
The Crystal Globe showed Bakugo fighting Spinner's Quirk-amplified Clone, as Gran Torino fumbled his way through Moonfish's attack, carrying Tenya, midair.
How did Gran Torino end up near the two boys?
If I were Gran Torino, I would do my best to take Spinner's raging Clone away from the campsite.
From the injuries on Gran Torino's body, it feels like he was doing the same.
Then, at some point in time, he lost direction before crashing near Bakugo and Tenya after experiencing a very coincidental attack from Spinner's Clone, which was, again, coincidentally not fatal?
Is Singularity trying to bring Bakugo and Gran Torino close?
Hmm… Bakugo's Quirk has evolved, but he will not master it any time soon unless he takes help from Gran Torino. At least, in the field of aerial mobility, he can learn a lot with the old Pro's help.
I must not try to influence Bakugo, or my plans can experience an unknown variable.
Let's leave him alone and let him decide what to do.
…
Divination, Decryption, and Deliberation — V
The Crystal Globe showed blackness instead of Lemillion, and Magne beating up Ragdoll nearby.
Mirio has already gathered the unconscious students and is now heading in Ragdoll and Magne's direction.
But why have they singled out Ragdoll?
I don't remember how exactly the events played out in my past life, but Momo did mention that a Pro lost her Quirk after the incident.
Was it Ragdoll?
Hmm… It doesn't make sense that All For One will go after Search, and not for Erasure or my Raven. Is it related to Vestiges?
Regardless, Mirio will easily defeat a Magne without the Quirk Amplification Device, but Ragdoll's condition is even worse than Pixie Bob's.
I must match my timing after leaving Bakugo so that I encounter Lemillion midway. Good thing I decided to fight him on the first day of the Training Camp. I can make a rough guess how much time he will take dealing with Magne before rushing toward the campsite with Ragdoll.
It will also give me the chance to not let him head toward Mushroom and Melissa.
He and his Quirk are too strong for them.
…
Divination, Decryption, and Deliberation — VI
The Crystal Globe showed Sand and Midnight leaving a rocky mountain and heading toward the campsite before the scene changed to Dabi and Twice.
Twice…
It's impossible that he can't make a Clone of Stain. Then why hasn't he? Has Stain given him orders to create a Clone when specific conditions are met?
Assuming that Stain's Clone will immediately be possessed by Conformity, then… the only condition that's worth the risk of attracting Alexander Becking, All Might, and other monsters' eyes on Twice is Dr. Blessed's appearance.
Hmm…
With all the Clones of Vanguard Action Squad's members dead, the first Clone of Stain will be too powerful for everyone in the forest to handle, including me, without my Beyonder abilities.
What if I redirect Sand and Midnight in a direction that will let them encounter the first Stain, either before reaching Momo's location or after?
The same event will also work in Mandalay, Tiger, Mr. Compress, and Toga's cases.
Twice will create a second Clone of Stain then, who will be much weaker than the first.
…
Divination, Decryption, and Deliberation — VII
The Crystal Globe showed Momo running for her life, the Chainsaw Nomu chasing her.
The clearing in the forest a few hundred meters away from her will be the best location.
Mushroom-nimi cannot use Atomic Fist. So, Ms. Melissa will surely ask him to use a less powerful attack against the Nomu. Knowing Mushroom, though, they will definitely end up using excessive force, creating a loud noise.
This noise will attract everyone, finishing the redirection purpose.
I must tell Ms. Shield not to leave with Nomu too soon, as that would leave Momo alone.
It will be best to leave after creating wide-scale chaos so that Erasure Head and one of Mandalay and Tiger cannot interfere, Mr. Compress and Himiko Toga cannot run, and I, Todoroki, and Monoma cannot ignore it, rushing toward the spot.
A Flash Bang at this time of night will be enough to make Monoma and Todoroki close their eyes, letting me send Ms. Shield and Mushroom-nimi away with the Nomu through Descorrer.
If Stain's second Clone appears, he will appear after the chaos has settled.
I will be too weak to face him head-on after repeatedly using so many Quirks and any use of Beyonder ability will instantly spook Conformity.
Todoroki will not be able to use his Quirk for fear of injuring Momo, either.
So, the savior must be someone else.
Dr. Blessed will have already disappeared.
In such a case, there's no place for Conformity-Stain to be active on the field, too.
And, with no Pro Hero to sacrifice themselves nearby, someone must stand for justice, truth, and righteousness…
… someone who will have the ability to survive Mushroom-nimi's chaos-creating blow…
… someone who will know where Stain's Clone exactly is and what he's up to…
… someone who will have every reason to surpass all limits to reach there…
… right?
…
Presently,
Time seemed to stagnate as Stain stood tall behind Luke, with Momo in front of him.
Luke and Nyx seemed to have been petrified, Todoroki and Monoma's faces losing all color.
Then, just as Stain lifted his swords, a shooting star fell, creating large pops.
In only a moment, those pops became deafening explosions.
Stain lifted his head, sensing a familiar feeling.
It was already too late.
Singularity —
The atmosphere burned as Bakugo spun, going beyond.
— Howitzer —
"Stain!" the Radiant of Explosions roared.
— Impact!
"DIE!"
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
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