In a certain sense, Konata Izumi was feeling pretty good right now.
Sure, being carried like a bag in someone's hand wasn't exactly what she'd call a pleasant experience, but All Might had perfect control over his strength, so she didn't feel even the slightest discomfort physically.
If the situation allowed, she would honestly love to hold a bag of fries in one hand, a cola in the other, and enjoy the show.
Unfortunately, she was currently playing the role of a hostage captured by the enemy—so moving around wasn't an option. Konata felt very regretful about that.
Still, even if she couldn't eat, watching All Might happily beat up people was also a pretty good spectator sport, wasn't it?
Although… from her current angle, she could only see downwards.
Why did it feel like she had turned into a handbag dangling from All Might's hand?
After reaching an agreement with All Might, the first person they went to find was Iida Tenya.
After all, All Might's main purpose was to have them unite against him, so having someone who could run fast and relay information was extremely important.
Iida Tenya didn't disappoint—Konata gave his performance a solid 82 points.
As for the remaining 18? Obviously, she kept those for herself. What, did you think she'd give him a perfect score? Not happening.
Just as Konata was settling in to enjoy the show guilt-free, Midoriya Izuku's angry voice suddenly rang out:
"Let her go!!!"
Konata: "..."
…Why was it Midoriya Izuku again?
She suddenly realized something ridiculous—every single time she'd been taken hostage, the first voice she heard was always Midoriya's.
Hmm… one day, she really ought to teach him what it means to stay calm.
As a hero, maintaining composure in any situation was an essential skill—yet here he was, failing at something so basic. Still too immature, wasn't he?
For some reason, she felt like a parent worrying about her child.
Facing Midoriya charging straight toward him, All Might's reaction was simple—he lifted his right foot and stomped it down hard.
"A hero who rushes in alone—so this is what a brainless creature looks like? Today, none of you will leave alive! Not a single one!"
BOOM—!!
It was like a giant boulder rolling down a mountain, or a meteor striking the earth.
When All Might's right foot hit the ground, a terrifying shockwave rippled outward from him.
Amid the deafening roar, the tall buildings and houses along the street crumbled into ruins.
Within a kilometer radius, the area was cleared into a perfect circle of open ground—
—and it only took one stomp!
The destructive power was on par with when Saitama and Genos fought, blowing a hole straight through a mountain with a single punch.
Konata suddenly felt a little guilty for no reason.
After quickly estimating her chances against All Might, she found that she… had no chance at all.
…Good thing she was on the lawful good side.
Both in controlling destructive force and raw power, All Might was clearly at the absolute peak.
Even though his stomp had reduced the surroundings to dust, none of the students within the area were harmed.
Even Midoriya had only been blown away by the shockwave, without so much as a scratch.
"Alright, now this place is nice and clean."
Looking around, All Might nodded with satisfaction.
"I won't let a single one of you escape. You're all going to die here!"
"No way… there's actually such a terrifying enemy hiding here…"
Mineta Minoru's legs gave out as he stared blankly ahead.
"Even the strongest in our class, Konata, has been…"
"Everyone, run!!"
Hearing the commotion, Thirteen finally arrived and shouted urgently to the students.
But just then—something happened.
Boom—!
As if they had a silent agreement, a "pineapple head" and a "seaweed head" simultaneously charged at the tall figure in the center.
"Kacchan?!"
Seeing Midoriya running almost as fast as him, Bakugo Katsuki's eyes widened in disbelief.
At the same time, the temperature around them dropped sharply. Ice spread rapidly across the ground as Todoroki Shoto sprinted forward on the frozen path toward All Might.
Because of the hostage in his hand, everyone had abandoned the idea of ranged attacks and switched to close combat.
In that sense, Konata was actually serving some purpose.
She was just glad they weren't trying any Russian-style rescues.
"Naïve. You think numbers matter to me?"
All Might sneered under his mask, raising his one free hand to meet Bakugo's attack head-on.
The explosive blast barely seemed to faze him, and the collision sent Bakugo flying backward.
The difference in power was obvious.
From the other side, Todoroki charged in, but All Might didn't even bother to look.
He simply stepped back with his left foot and stomped to his right rear—shattering the ice path instantly and forcing Todoroki to retreat.
In just moments, only Midoriya remained on the field.
Yet he showed no signs of backing down, charging straight at All Might's incoming left hand.
"Want to test your strength against mine?"
All Might was curious to see just how well Midoriya had mastered One For All, so he'd intentionally left him for last.
The fact that Midoriya had grasped the basics so quickly was gratifying—but All Might wanted to see even more.
A thunderous crash erupted from the center of the battlefield.