Spinner

At the forest training camp, the air was thick with tension.

Yuto's gaze locked onto Spinner and Magne.

He knew very well that among the League members invading this camp was Muscular, a powerful and notorious criminal.

Kota's parents, the hero duo Water Hose, had been killed by Muscular.

That was why Kota carried such resentment toward heroes.

With Muscular in the forest training camp, Kota was in extreme danger.

Yuto's eyes sharpened.

"Leave this to me. Go rescue Kota without worrying about this side."

"Move quickly. Don't waste time."

Midoriya looked at Spinner and Magne.

"Yuto-kun, those two are vicious criminals. They've caused countless incidents."

"They appear in newspapers and on TV often, and they're wanted across the country."

"I remember them. One is Spinner, and the other is Magne."

"Spinner in particular follows the Hero Killer's ideals and targets Pro Heroes."

Spinner's eyes remained on Yuto.

He swung his huge blade and shouted, "Wrong. Those people are not real heroes. Only those who accomplish great things can be called heroes."

"I'm only cleaning trash out of society. In my eyes, most of them are fake."

"Now let me test whether you are truly a hero, Yuto."

Spinner's bloodlust pressed toward Yuto.

Class 1-A hesitated.

Tsuyu said, "Yuto-chan, maybe one of us should stay. Two against two would be safer, ribbit."

Pixie-Bob spoke first.

"I'll stay. Two against two is safer. These are real villains, so we can't afford mistakes."

Yuto did not argue.

"Then that's decided."

Mandalay looked at Yuto gratefully.

Kota was her nephew, and Yuto was helping her without hesitation.

"Thank you."

Then Class 1-A left with Mandalay to rescue Kota.

Only Yuto and Pixie-Bob remained.

Spinner and Magne stared at Yuto with dark expressions.

They did not dare underestimate him. He was the man who had defeated Stain.

Spinner attacked first.

He drew two massive blades from his back.

Each huge blade was made from hundreds of smaller blades joined together.

Two Sword Style opened.

He shouted, "Yuto, I heard you're a master of Two Sword Style. Then let's have a duel."

"Mine isn't ordinary Two Sword Style. Each blade is formed from hundreds of smaller blades. Its power is like a bomb."

"This move is a special technique I prepared just for you."

"You are the man Stain recognized. You may be my enemy, but I sincerely respect you."

As soon as he finished, Spinner charged at Yuto.

Whoosh!

The enormous blades flashed and stirred up a tornado-like wind.

Leaves danced through the air.

Blade Technique: Three Hundred Blade Assault.

The attack crashed toward Yuto.

Magne cried out in surprise.

He had not expected Spinner to start with his strongest move.

Was that really necessary against a fifteen-year-old student?

Pixie-Bob was shocked too, her eyes fixed on Yuto.

Spinner's killing move was already at its peak.

She wanted to help Yuto, but it was too late.

Could Yuto block Spinner's strongest attack?

All attention focused on Yuto.

Spinner charged with even greater speed and ferocity.

He had placed everything on Three Hundred Blade Assault.

He believed this move could defeat Yuto.

For this battle, he had prepared for a long time.

He would inherit Stain's will and defeat Yuto.

Roar!

Spinner's shout shook the forest.

The two huge blades came crashing toward Yuto.

Danger was inches away.

Pixie-Bob held her breath.

Was this the end?

No.

Yuto's eyes sharpened.

One Sword Style opened.

Blade light flashed.

One Sword Style Iai: Lion Song.

"Draw."

The quick-draw slash was too fast for anyone to see.

In a single exchange, Spinner's wild attack stopped.

His expression changed.

His body suddenly refused to obey him.

What had happened?

Had Yuto attacked?

Why had no one seen the blade light?

Pixie-Bob's eyes filled with shock.

She was sure Yuto had drawn his sword.

The blade had simply been too fast to see.

A moment later, a thunderous sound rang out.

Boom!

A cloud of smoke rose from the ground.

The forest training camp trembled as dust surged upward.

Spinner had been defeated in an instant.

Yuto had won completely.

The quick draw and the slash were both overwhelming.

Across the forest training camp, several people felt the ground shake and turned toward the distant smoke.

Muscular, Dabi, Toga, and the others all looked shocked.

What had happened?

Was the battle already that intense?

Had Spinner been defeated?

Muscular's eyes turned fierce as he looked toward the smoke.

He grinned.

"I'll go meet whoever did that. Looks like they're pretty strong."

"From here, we all move separately."

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