When Kano was put on the shoulder by the blonde, manga-esque man, she couldn't help but twitch her mouth.

… How did things turn out like this?

First, let's review the many things that happened before this.

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When Kano heard that there were enemies holding hostages on Tian Daiyuan Commercial Street, she decided to rush to the scene immediately.

Before leaving, she wanted to put on her cloak, but she found a kitten sleeping soundly on it.

Looking at its cute sleeping belly, Kano couldn't bear to wake it up.

So, just like the first time she dealt with an enemy in this world, she put on a hoodie, raised her collar, and went to the scene.

… That's the problem.

As for the grey cloak, it was actually something she had casually bought from a street stall. Not only was it cheap, but it was also very old-fashioned. However, she felt that it was just right. It could also make her less conspicuous. More importantly, it was wide enough to cover her very well.

Later, every time she fought with the enemy, she would wear a gray and old-fashioned cloak. Her entire face would be buried in the shadows, and she would always appear and disappear mysteriously. As a result, people's perception of her image became fixed. They regarded the "cloak" as her inherent characteristic, and gradually forgot how she used to look when she was wearing a hoodie and a sweater collar.

What would the consequences of a fixed perception be?

Perhaps this was the reason why she was lifted into the air by the Tree Man's branches.

Without the cloak, Kano was completely regarded as an impulsive brat by the hero. No one associated her with the "mysterious man."

"How dangerous!

Can't you see that disgusting big guy is going crazy?

Why do you still dare to squeeze in!? "Might Of The Jungle used his huge branches to wrap Kano tightly and questioned her in a serious tone.

"Please … I'm going to save someone, please let me go!"

Kano, who was wrapped in the branches in the air, said in a low voice. She didn't know whether she should be helpless or angry.

Kano was a special type of telekinesis user, and due to her special ability, she had to hold her breath and concentrate every time she used telekinesis.

Might Of The Jungle caught her off guard and wrapped her up. The funny thing was, Kano's feet were still on the ground when she was caught by him, so she reflexively took a step forward.

The girl's monstrous strength made Might Of The Jungle look like a grasshopper tied up by a rope, staggering and being dragged by the girl.

When the young hero came back to his senses, he chose to let Kano's feet leave the ground.

Although the girl wanted to break free, when she saw where the branch was connected to the other's arm, she gave up the idea of breaking the branch.

Even if it looked like a branch, it was definitely not a real branch, but a part of his body. If she forcefully broke it … the consequences would be unimaginable.

"You're being unreasonable!"

This was Might Of The Jungle's reply to Kano saying that she wanted to save someone. "Can't you see that so many heroes here can't deal with that Sludge Monster?

It's in a berserk state and constantly creating chaos. If you rush in now, it's tantamount to committing suicide! "

"Or is it that the child who was taken hostage is your friend?

Then all the more you shouldn't act rashly. Calm down and think of him. Trust me, there will soon be a hero suitable to deal with that enemy, and then your friend will be saved! "

It wasn't hard to understand Might Of The Jungle's good intentions. He even imagined all kinds of possibilities to comfort Kano, and he didn't forget to save others while persuading her … This heroic mind was moving, but Kano couldn't feel moved at all.

Leaving everything else aside, what was the situation with the assumption that she was the hostage's friend?

She didn't even get to see the hostage's face when Might Of The Jungle rolled her into a ball!

And he didn't seem to have any intention of letting her down … When could she land on the ground to save someone?

After a series of calculations in her mind, Kano decided to pretend to be obedient. She repeatedly promised Might Of The Jungle that she would be obedient and wouldn't act rashly. She also persuaded him to let her down and not let her occupy the position on his arm because there were more people waiting for him to save.

Might Of The Jungle, who was moved, loosened the branch a little, but he still didn't let go of Kano completely. It was as if her reckless action of rushing forward had left a lingering fear in him, and he was afraid that she would do something stupid again.

Just as they were in a stalemate, the other side was also in a stalemate.

Because none of the heroes could think of a way to deal with it, the Sludge Monster became more and more unbridled, and the pain of the hostage increased.

Just as Kano decided to spread the branch a little more without harming Might Of The Jungle, something unexpected happened.

A middle school student with dark green curly hair rushed toward the Sludge Monster without a care for anything and threw his school bag with all his might, hitting the enemy squarely.

Then he rushed in front of the enemy and reached out his hand to fiddle with the Sludge Monster's flowing body. Even though he knew that it was futile, he clenched his teeth and persevered.

Seeing this scene, all the heroes present were stunned, and Might Of The Jungle was no exception.

Finally finding the best opportunity, Kano's two arms slowly but firmly broke free of the Sludge Monster's restraint, and her body slid down the wide enough gap to the ground.

When her feet finally touched the ground, Kano looked up and saw the Sludge Monster using its huge palm to slap the youth who was eager to save someone.

She didn't even have time to materialize her weapon. The only thing Kano could do was to rush to the green-haired Guo Zhongsheng as fast as she could and use the "condense" method to condense her thoughts on her crossed arms in a defensive manner …

However, the strong impact she expected didn't come.

Because when she decided to take the blow for the youth, someone else decided to block it for her.

That person used one arm to block the Sludge Monster's attack. Even if the monster's thick and disgusting sticky substance stuck to his face and body, even if the arm he used to block the attack was almost completely swallowed by the sludge … he didn't care.

The girl looked at the person in front of her and was stunned for a few seconds before realizing his identity.

The number one hero that everyone praised, Ormet.

Kano had suffered a lot, and she had been on the brink of death countless times, but …

This was the first time in her life that she had been saved by someone else.

Although she was actually confident that she could block that attack, the fact that she was saved by someone out of kindness didn't change.

Kano thought that she needed to thank him, but right now … compared to thanking him, the most important thing was —

She reached out and grabbed the hostage's two wrists that were tightly bound by the Sludge Monster.

Meanwhile, the stunned green-haired youth's wrist and her other wrist were held by Ormet with one hand.

"I taught you like that, but you didn't practice it yourself."

She heard Ormet's low voice. At first, this sentence wasn't meant for her, but for the boy next to her.

"The actions of you two youths made me understand one thing, and that is …"

He clenched his fist and infused power into his clenched palm. Then, he gathered his powerful fist and swung it at the Sludge Monster, and firmly declared —

"Experts have to risk their lives all the time!"

No matter who it was, after hearing this hero's sonorous and powerful shout, they would definitely be shocked by his heroic bearing and spirit.

However.

Kano, who was closest to him, couldn't ignore him. Even if she gritted her teeth … she still couldn't stop the blood from spurting out of her mouth.

…

Later, the messy sludge substance was recovered by the heroes and entrusted to the police.

Because the wind pressure from Ormet's punch was too strong, it created an updraft that formed clouds, causing a temporary drizzle.

If … Ormet forgot to hold Kano and the other youth's wrists at that time, they would probably have been blown far away by the wind from his punch.

Now —

Ormet was being interviewed enthusiastically by the media. The youth who was caught as a hostage but didn't give up was being praised by the media and the heroes. Kano and the green-haired youth were being reprimanded by the two heroes, Might Of The Jungle and Red Fist Of Death.

"Seriously, there should be a limit to your nonsense!

The two of you didn't have to take the risk at all! "Red Fist Of Death's two strong arms were at his waist as he scolded them.

"That's right!

Is it really worth it to lose your life because of a moment of impulse? "Might Of The Jungle crossed his arms and turned his gaze to Kano." Especially you!

I warned you so many times, but you still chose to act rashly!

Have you ever thought about what would happen if you couldn't be saved after rushing over so recklessly!? "

The youth lowered his head in loneliness. No matter how the two heroes reprimanded him, he didn't talk back. After the girl heard Might Of The Jungle's words, she couldn't help but ask:

"Then … have you ever thought about what would happen if I didn't rush over as soon as possible and the two of them couldn't be saved?

What if the youth didn't rush over as soon as possible and the hostage couldn't be saved? "

"Didn't Ormet come later?

Even if you stayed there obediently, the youth could still be saved! "

Kano didn't refute Might Of The Jungle's answer. She just asked again faintly, "Is that so?"

These two words, which at first sounded insignificant, fell on the ears of the two heroes, and for a moment neither of them could give a definite answer.

… If no one rushed over at that time, would Ormet really appear?

While they were deep in thought, the green-haired youth took the opportunity to say softly, "That … thank you … for being willing to rush in and save Xiao Sheng …"

The youth's words couldn't hide his sincerity, which successfully won Kano's favor.

"There's no need to thank me. I didn't actually help much.

If you want to thank someone, thank that great hero. "

After all, when she successfully rushed over, Ormet had already appeared, so there was no chance for her to intervene … "Speaking of which, you're really brave. In that kind of situation where all the heroes didn't dare to come out, you were still willing to sacrifice yourself."

"No, no, no … I don't have any courage. I was just hot-headed … After rushing out, my mind was blank, and I didn't even know what to do."

Hearing the other party praise him, the youth waved his hand and denied with an embarrassed look. Then he suddenly remembered something and asked: "That … sorry, I forgot to introduce myself.

My name is Midaya Dehisa, may I ask your name …? "

"Just call me Kano."

Kano replied with a smile, and then asked casually: "Speaking of which, Dehisa -kun, the hostage you called 'Xiao Sheng' is your friend, right?"

"Ah!

Yes … Maybe not … Uh, I'm not sure. "

The youth was embarrassed by his hesitation: "To be exact, Xiao Sheng is my childhood friend, but I'm not sure if he treats me as a friend …"

"I see."

"…?

What's wrong? "

"Nothing."

It was just that for some reason, the student named Xiao Sheng kept glaring at them. Dehisa didn't seem to notice, but Kano, who was extremely sensitive to other people's gazes … couldn't ignore it.

Kano was a little confused.

In any case, the two of them could be considered as people who helped him. Putting himself aside for the time being, the student in front of him named Midoriya Chujiu was that person's childhood friend and the first person who rushed forward to save him. Why was he glaring at him with such a fierce face?

She turned her head to look at the person named "Xiao Sheng", and happened to meet his eyes staring at her.

Although she didn't know whether it should be called peeping or not, the youth, who maintained a fierce look, didn't feel guilty or flinch at all. Instead, he blatantly stared at Kano for more than ten seconds, and then looked away.

… No wonder she felt a little familiar. Wasn't this "Xiao Sheng" the high school student who kicked water bottles, fried coke cans, and was in a bad mood when she was shopping?

"Excuse me?"

At this moment, a child's voice sounded weakly beside her.

Kano looked in the direction of the voice and saw a seven or eight-year-old girl wearing a long gray raincoat standing about a meter away from her. When she saw Kano looking at her, she couldn't help but take two steps forward.

Her index fingers moved back and forth, and she looked a little nervous.

"What's wrong, little girl?" After confirming that the other party was indeed talking to her, Kano asked in a friendly manner.

"That …" She looked at Kano with a faint glow in her eyes, and asked in a timid yet expectant tone, "Excuse me … little brother, are you the hero named 'To Ambush The Enemy'?"

Other than Kano, there were only four people who heard this sentence.

Three of them were Midaya Dehisa, Might Of The Jungle, and Red Fist Of Death, who were closest to her.