" you stuing and just do your job? Arrest him and save that girl, she's dying!"

  Kaminari, clearly frustrated, took two steps forward, pg himself between Kyoka and ROPE-MAN. His tone was firm but trolled, making it clear he was doh the bad-forth.

  "You!"

  ROPE-MAN turo Kaminari, his face twisting in irritation. But before he could retort, the stone man, who had been watg their exge, erupted with a furious shout.

  "Stay back!"

  "Don't e any closer! If any of you try to stop me, I'll… I'll strangle her!"

  The stone man's face was a mask of desperation, his massive hands trembling as they gripped the unscious girl. His frantic gaze darted between the Heroes, his resolve slowly crag uhe weight of his own guilt and despair.

  "Damn it…"

  ROPE-MAN's expression darkened. He wao act, to subdue the stone man and save the hostage but he hesitated. His ropes weren't fast enough to stop the man before he could harm the girl.

  Kaminari's fists ched tightly by his sides. This wasn't like the time he'd rescued the elderly man. This wasn't a simple save; it required him to directly attaeone. And with so many people watg some of whom clearly reized him, he khat every a he took would be under heavy scrutiny.

  The repercussions of his decisions wouldn't be the same as for an ordinary person. A misstep could tarnish his reputation as a rising Hero.

  "Kaminari, look!"

  Kyoka's voiapped him out of his thoughts. She raised her phohe s glowing with a live video call.

  "Midnight-sensei?!" Kaminari excimed when he saw the familiar figure on the dispy. Midnight appeared to be rushing somewhere, her surroundings a blur of movement.

  "Kaminari Denki!"

  Kyoka had turhe volume all the , so everyone present, Heroes, civilians, and eveone man could hear the versation.

  "In the name of the Pro Hero Midnight, I hereby authorize you to use your Quirk in this situation!"

  Her voice was clear and anding, leaving no room for hesitation.

  "Repeat: I, Midnight, as a Pro Hero, authorize you to engage in bat to save the hostage!"

  "Save her immediately, she doesn't have much time!"

  The moment Midnight's decration ended, Kaminari felt the weight on his shoulders lighten. A small smile tugged at the ers of his lips as he g Kyoka, who was holding up the phoh a determined expression.

  "Good work, Kyoka."

  "You… You're ected to Midnight-senpai?!" ROPE-MAN stammered in disbelief, his fidence wavering.

  The younger Hero standing beside him, who seemed fresh out of an ordinary uy's Herram, leaned in and whispered, "Midnight is a Hero course teacher. That means… he's a UA student!"

  The crowd, many of whom had already reized Kaminari, began murmuriedly.

  "Tap, tap, tap…"

  Ign the growing whispers, Kaminari reached out to gently pat Kyoka's head before stepping forward. His expression was unreadable, his movements calm but deliberate.

  "Stay back! This is your final warning! If you e any closer, I'll crush her!" the stone man shouted, his voice thick with desperation.

  To emphasize his threat, he began to tighten his grip around the girl's neck. The sight made ROPE-MAN pale, his panic evident as he tried to intervene.

  "Wait! Don't do anything rash—"

  Crack!

  A blinding fsh of golden light cut him off mid-sentence, f everyoo shield their eyes.

  The iy of the light left the stone man momentarily dazed. But as his visiourned, so did his rage.

  "I told you not to push me!" he roared, his voice shaking with anger. "I begged you to uand! You still want to stop me?! You're f me!"

  The desperation in his touro fury as he shouted, "If this is how it's going to be… then I'll take her with me! You leave me no choice!!"

  His hand began to squeeze tighter, his knuckles crag uhe pressure. But before he could finish his grim decration, something ued happened.

  Boom!

  The stone man's right leg suddenly buckled, sending him crashing to the ground with such force that the stone sbs beh him shattered.

  "What… what's happening to me?!" he gasped, his voice ced with fusion and fear.

  No matter how hard he tried, his body refused to respond properly. Every attempt to stand ended with him colpsing again, his movements clumsy and uncoordinated.

  Kaminari, who had already retrieved the injured girl, carefully id her down on the ground. The goldericity that had enveloped his body faded as he returo his normal state.

  His voice was calm but firm as he addressed the fallen man. "I uand you're desperate. I know you feel like you've run out of options. But no matter how dire your situation is, you 't justify putting someone else's life at risk."

  Kaminari gnced briefly at the stone man, then turned his attention back to the girl, cheg her dition with a grim expression.

  "You're lucky she's still alive," he said softly, though there was no warmth in his tone.

  The girl's blood loss was severe, and the wound wasn't clotting. Kaminari's frown deepened as he realized how critical her dition was.

  "If this keeps up, she won't make it to the hospital in time," he muttered to himself.

  Meanwhile, the surrounding Heroes and onlookers finally began to process what had happened. ROPE-MAN, in particur, was stunned.

  "What… what did he do?" ROPE-MAN whispered, his mind rag. "How did he take down that guy so quickly?"

  As Kaminari tio assess the girl's injuries, he suddenly made a decision. Goldericity began to flicker around his hands.

  "What's he doing?!" ROPE-MAN shouted, his voice filled with arm as he saw Kaminari eliricity into the injured girl.

  The sight sent the older Hero into a panic. Thinking Kaminari was harming the girl, he raised his rope and u at him.

  "Stop this right now!"

  Snap!

  Kaminari's hand moved with lightning speed, swatting the rope aside effortlessly.

  "Don't interfere!" Kaminari snapped, his voice colder than before.

  The goldericity intensified, ing around the girl's body in a trolled current. The croed, unsure of what to make of the sight.

  "Rex!" Kyoka shouted, stepping forward to address the onlookers. "Kaminari's using his electricity to stimute her body. It's a temporary boost to help her hold on until we get her proper treatment!"

  The expnation seemed to calm the murmuring crowd, but ROPE-MAN, now sprawled on the ground from the shock of Kaminari's ter, looked both humiliated and furious.

  "You could've told me that earlier!" he groawitg slightly as residual sparks danced along his body.

  Kaminari ignored him entirely, his focus locked on saving the girl's life.

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