Giving up on resisting, the hungry wolf rolled over and lay back down on the stone bed to rest. Since he couldn't escape now, he might as well conserve his energy.
Meanwhile, Midoriya, who had no idea that he had tricked Garou, once again went through the "monsterization" data he had obtained from Gyoro Gyoro, which contained some information that Midoriya was unaware of.
First of all, something quite interesting is that the "Monster King" Orochi was created by Gyoro Gyoro, and there was no deliberate attempt to conceal the existence of his information. All of this was recorded exactly in the information that Gyoro Gyoro gave to Midoriya.
A person with potential, who experienced near-death experiences multiple times, grew stronger and eventually became the current leader of the "Monster Association", the "Monster King" Orochi.
Of course, the data shows that many people died after failing, but this method is the only way to grow into a more powerful monster. At this point, Midoriya probably understands why the Monster Association has set its sights on Garou.
Garou, who calls himself a "human monster," yearns to become the "strongest monster," so he hunts down heroes. Naturally, this person who is hostile to heroes yet has potential is targeted by Gyoro Gyoro.
According to the information Gyoro Gyoro gave him, Garou might actually be able to realize his dream of becoming the "strongest monster"... Midoriya thought to himself, but...
Thinking about that bald hero, Midoriya realized that Garou's dream would probably never come true, because when it comes to heroes, there is one truly invincible being, and one of Garou's goals is to defeat all the heroes... which is completely impossible.
Saitama's strength is beyond common sense. Even a cosmic overlord like Boros was defeated by Saitama without using his full strength, which is beyond imagination.
In short, that's the current situation. Midoriya then contacted the Hell Messenger remotely through the "Hyperspace Cube," and the Hero Association instructed it to participate in the operation.
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"Huh!! What did you say? Midoriya got captured by the Monster Association!?"
In place of her absent master, Hellbringer notified the Hero Association, and then Tornado angrily dialed the research institute's contact number to question them.
Upon learning this devastating news, the Hero Association immediately notified the heroes. Since Tornado frequently visited the research institute, she also had the institute's communication number, and thus, the black-haired bald man began explaining the situation.
"No! I have to go rescue Midoriya right now! Come with me!!"
"No! Master is deliberately disguising himself to infiltrate; you absolutely mustn't ruin his plan!"
"But!...What if Midoriya gets hurt by those monsters?!"
Hearing Little Tornado's anxious voice, Hell Messenger sighed helplessly. This strange person, who was more worried about Master's safety than anyone else, was not panicked. How could a vicious little dwarf who thought she was the older sister be so concerned?
"Don't worry, Master just needs to inform me that we'll be moving out with the Hero Association on time tomorrow. Taking any rash actions might ruin Master's plans."
"All right......."
Still feeling uneasy, Tatsumaki hung up the phone and decided to go and wipe out the "Monster Association" tomorrow. How dare they attack her younger brother! Tatsumaki was furious!
After finishing the notification work with the Hero Association, the Grim Reaper went to Saitama's house on behalf of his master, since Midoriya's plan to visit Saitama had been interrupted because of Garou.
Meanwhile, at Saitama's house, Boros and Saitama sat dejectedly to one side, while King silently sipped his tea, concealing his accomplishments. This "strongest man on earth" had just utterly humiliated the strongest hero and the cosmic overlord; it was a truly intense and brutal battle.
Just as Genos was preparing dinner, there was a knock on Saitama's door. Genos, who hadn't even started his work yet, went over and opened the door, and a jet-black bald head stuck out.
"Saitama and Boros, you're both here?"
"You're here too? Are you also here to challenge Saitama?!"
"No way! This bastard is definitely trying to freeload off my dinner!"
Boros greeted the Grim Reaper and Saitama, who had been looking at him with suspicion. Recently, the Grim Reaper had been coming to his house to freeload.
"Don't look at me like that... I brought a gift today!"
When Saitama showed him the souvenir he was carrying, the bald hero's expression immediately improved; at least this guy wasn't here to freeload again.
"Actually, there's something I wanted to ask Saitama for a favor..."
After the messenger from Hell recounted the entire situation of the "Monster Association" to Saitama on behalf of his master, the bald hero suddenly burst into laughter, pounding the table.
"Saitama, what are you laughing at?"
"Haha~~! You mean, your Master! That Izuku Midoriya guy, he's been captured by the Monster Association?"
"Uh... it was a staged arrest, mainly to find out the enemy's background."
"Hahaha! No way~~ Just think about it, Midoriya actually got captured by a monster, that's hilarious!"
Ignoring the Grim Reaper's explanation, Saitama slammed his right fist on the table and burst into laughter with his left hand. Although Izuku Midoriya was only pretending to be arrested by the Monster Association... Saitama was still very happy to think that the guy who had always tricked him had been humiliated.
Although Genos and King didn't find it very funny, perhaps Saitama's sense of humor is different from theirs...
If I wanted you to guess the plot of Chapter 83, would I even need to play this game?
As night fell, Garou woke up once from his stone bed. During that time, the Monster Association sent low-level monsters to deliver food and water. The injured man wolfed down his food, but forgot to leave some for Izuku Midoriya.
When Garou felt a little embarrassed and wanted to apologize to "Dr. Hell," he discovered that Midoriya had somehow produced a box of takoyaki, and he was seriously eating it while looking at some information.
"Where did you get these takoyaki?!"
"Have you forgotten about the 'Hyperspace Cube'? With that technology, I can open a portal anytime, anywhere."
"........."
Garou, who was completely speechless at this "Doctor Hell", suddenly realized that his capture and being taken to the "Monster Association" was also part of this guy's plan.
"Hey! Doctor Hell—"
"Just call me Midoriya. Didn't I tell you that back in Z City?"
"Tsk... what exactly are you trying to do?"
Garou, who had a displeased expression on his face, noticed that Izuku Midoriya always had a calm and composed demeanor, and had no idea what he was planning.
"Which are you asking about? Is it eliminating the 'monsters' who pose a threat to humanity, or is it trying to uncover the truth behind the emergence of 'monsterization'?"
"What's the point of truth or falsehood? Isn't it common sense that weirdos always appear for strange reasons?!"
"Um........"
Instead of replying to Garou, Midoriya fell into deep thought and remained silent. Judging from the attitudes of Garou and most people, the phenomenon of "monsterization" in this world was regarded as common sense, just as the "quirks" of humans in Midoriya's original world were also common sense.
"Garou, why do you think monsters exist? Or would the world be more peaceful if monsters didn't exist?"
Occasionally, Midoriya would take the initiative to ask questions. This time, he was asking Garou, the native inhabitant of this world, from the perspective of an observer. Midoriya realized that perhaps he had never truly understood the essence of this world.
"A philosophical question? Why even bother thinking about that? As long as humanity exists, the world will never be at peace. In fact, some people are even more evil than 'weirdos.'"
Garou, who hates heroes but likes monsters, gave a very pertinent answer because it was a fact he had witnessed firsthand. The evil of monsters is direct and decisive, while the evil that exists in humans is the most terrifying, insidious, and vicious, even unimaginable.
"That's true... It's best not to worry about these kinds of things."
With a sigh, Midoriya himself was well aware of the selfishness and evil inherent in humans, who would even harm others for their own benefit. Perhaps the existence of humans was the essence of the birth of "monsters".
After all, the strange people that appear in this world, apart from some humans who become strange people because of some kind of obsession, are mostly creatures, animals, plants and all kinds of beings that have been harmed by humans for various reasons and have turned into strange people. And they only have one goal: to eliminate humans.
The more Midoriya researched "monsterization," the more terrifying a fact he discovered: this world was like a living human being, and the humans residing in it were like cancer cells, constantly mutating and proliferating. In order to survive, this world constantly produced the "monsterization" immune mechanism, with the goal of eradicating all cancer cells (humans).
However, this is just a hypothesis that Midoriya's research has reached this stage. If life truly exists in this world, and humans are cancer cells that threaten its life and health, then what is Saitama, this invincible hero?
Saitama protects humanity and eliminates monsters. As long as he exists, humanity will not perish because he is the strongest hero, and no monster can defeat him. This is an established fact.
"Monsterization" is a unique phenomenon in this world. The Hell Messenger who brought Midoriya here, the hair growth agent monster born because of Saitama, the Plague Messenger that he created through his own experiments, and the "Hyperspace Cube" created after research to a certain extent, are all beings born because of the characteristics of this world.
"However, 'monsterization' is truly amazing; it can transform an ordinary person into someone capable of destroying a city."
What are you saying?
"I'm referring to the information in the documents. No wonder the Monster Association dared to challenge the Hero Association; they were indeed well-prepared."
The text briefly recounts Garou's Deku, explaining that the Monster Association's premeditated act of causing disasters in various cities to declare war on the Hero Association was also premeditated, based on information gathered by Plague Messenger and data provided by Gyoro Gyoro.
The "Monster King" Orochi does indeed possess great strength, and with the addition of several "Dragon-level" monster executives, he is strong enough to challenge the "Hero Association".
"Take a rest, there are important things to do tomorrow."
"Tsk... Why do I have to stay with you? I always feel like I'm going to get unlucky!"
Garou's face showed displeasure and disgust, but Midoriya ignored him and simply lay down on the stone table to rest for a while. He was also a little tired after being at the "Monster Association" for so long.
Midoriya fell asleep quickly after closing his eyes, as there were plague messengers guarding the entrance to the passage, so he didn't need to worry about safety. However, Midoriya suddenly opened his eyes... and found himself in a strange place.
A blank sky, the ground woven from some unknown network. Midoriya immediately pinched his arm and found it numb. Was this a dream? But this was the first time Midoriya had ever encountered a dream so vividly!
Just as Midoriya was feeling somewhat bewildered, a giant appeared, its form reaching straight to the sky. It had no skin or muscles, and its body was a mixture of various shapes. It seemed to be watching Midoriya Izuku like a god, or perhaps it truly was a god.
"You are right, humans are nothing more than cancer cells."
"you........."
In utter astonishment, Midoriya discovered that the giant's voice and consciousness, which reached to the heavens, were directly transmitted into his mind, and Midoriya immediately understood everything.
"Are you 'the world'?"
"That's right, I am the world... I am this planet itself!"
The giant's answer left Izuku Midoriya speechless... His assumption was actually true, but... why did the "world" appear before him?
"I have been watching you, human from another world! You are different from the human within me. You possess the qualifications to rule the 'world.' Accept my power and become the strongest 'King'!"
"Then rule over ignorant humanity."
Chapter 84 World Consciousness
Astonishing words, shocking facts—the consciousness of this world...this planet appeared before Izuku Midoriya, proposing to grant him power so that he could become the "King of the World" and rule over all humanity.
Neither agreeing nor refusing, Midoriya raised his head and gazed up at the "World" Giant that stretched to the sky. He asked earnestly:
"Why target humans? Isn't the phenomenon of 'monsterization' an attempt to exterminate humanity?"
"That's right! The only correct course of action is the complete extinction of ignorant and foolish humanity."
"why?"
He questioned the planet itself, and the consciousness of this world, why "the world" wanted to destroy humanity... Midoriya didn't understand.
At this point, the giant, the embodiment of this "world" consciousness, waved its arm, and various images materialized in the empty sky, which it then described:
"Human beings are selfish, greedy, and insatiable..."
The images in the sky reveal how humans have cut down forests on a large scale for the sake of convenience, destroying the habitats of other animals. Even worse, greedy hunters have been hunting various animals indiscriminately, resulting in the extinction of hundreds of animal species on this planet in just a hundred years.
"I remember every animal that was born and evolved in my body. They may have gone extinct through natural selection, but more often than not, it was human greed that led to their demise!"
It didn't stop there; the "world" consciousness showed more scenes to Izuku Midoriya.
Humanity's pursuit of rapid industrial development has severely damaged the environment: air pollution, water pollution, mountains of garbage... All of this not only harms human health but has also caused the deaths of countless animals, including birds in the air, fish in the water, and swarms of rats and cockroaches in the sewers.
"This is all the result of human beings creating the current situation, so to me, humans are cancer cells!"
"........."
Speechless, Midoriya realized that the facts were no longer something he could refute; it was the "humans" of Earth who were presenting blatant evidence of their crimes against humanity.
In pursuit of a better life and more convenient development, humans have extensively developed living spaces and created polluted living environments, which not only harm human lives but also push many other species and animals to the brink of extinction.
This is exactly like "cancer cells" in the human body, which relentlessly extract nutrients from the body and encroach on the living space of other tissue cells until the person eventually dies.
"Originally, I planned to completely exterminate humanity, but your arrival has changed my mind."
"Accept my power and become the eternal 'King of the World,' allowing humanity to revert to feudalism... no, to return to primitive society, and to forbid humanity from developing into its current civilization. Only then can I accept humanity's existence."
"The World" made its demands to Izuku Midoriya: humans are also a species born from it, and this planet is willing to continue to tolerate human survival, but it must prohibit humans from continuing to harm the Earth's environment.
"If humanity stops harming the Earth's environment, can it maintain its current level of civilization and continue to develop?"
"Impossible! How long can your pitiful conscience last in the face of the interests that humanity desires? What can it do? Humanity will not sacrifice its own interests to make concessions."
"........."
The last glimmer of hope was ruthlessly refuted by "the world," leaving Izuku Midoriya in deep distress... because what it said was true; humans are such beings... even capable of killing their own kind for profit. Although there are many people with conscience and kindness... they are still far too few compared to those who are solely driven by profit.
Midoriya's feelings were complicated. From a human perspective, he shouldn't agree with the "world's" words, but from the perspective of "justice," everything this planet said was true... Humans were indeed destroying it and harming other creatures.
"To become the 'King of the World,' ruling over ignorant and foolish humanity."
"Either... let humanity be completely wiped out!"
The words of this planet's consciousness, the ultimatum issued by "the world" itself, placed Midoriya on the scales that would determine the life and death of humanity.
It's very heavy... What this "world" said was really heavy. Although Midoriya had assumed this fact when he was researching "monsterization", when the "world consciousness" appeared in front of him and told him that it wanted to destroy humanity, it was really hard for Midoriya to accept.
Taking a deep breath to calm himself, Izuku Midoriya knew he couldn't panic right now. He looked up at the "world" again and asked:
"If humans are the 'cancer cells' that harm you, and monsters are the 'immune system' that destroys humanity, then what is Saitama?"
"........."
Izuku Midoriya's question silenced "the world," and after a brief pause, the planet's consciousness slowly spoke in response:
"I don't know... That guy can't even be considered human anymore; he's a monster that transcends all existence."
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