"These materials were compiled using records left behind from Tsuki Sengen's previous incidents, along with statements from surviving witnesses."
Tsukauchi flipped through the files in his hands as he spoke.
"Based on our analysis, anyone within the effective range of his Quirk will experience interference across all five senses."
"Sight."
"Hearing."
"Touch."
"Everything."
He paused briefly before continuing.
"For example, someone might believe they've walked for an entire day when, in reality, they've been circling the same spot the whole time."
"Or they may think they successfully attacked him…"
"When in truth, they never touched him at all."
The room gradually fell silent.
Then Tsukauchi slowly raised his head, his expression unusually serious.
"From this, we've reached one conclusion."
"Tsuki Sengen's Quirk is not simply illusion creation."
"It is direct interference with the five senses."
The moment those words landed, the expressions of several heroes visibly changed.
Shock.
Caution.
And even unease.
Because everyone present understood exactly how dangerous a Quirk like that could become.
Five-sense manipulation was terrifying.
A power capable of making someone doubt reality itself.
In the wrong hands, that sort of ability could kill people effortlessly.
And the worst part was—
even if you understood how the Quirk worked…
that knowledge alone might not help you resist it.
After all, the Quirk itself naturally countered most conventional combat styles.
Heroes strong enough to overwhelm him physically were vulnerable to sensory manipulation.
Meanwhile, heroes whose abilities might counter illusion effects often lacked the raw combat strength needed to subdue him quickly.
According to the police reports, professional heroes had already attempted to apprehend Tsuki Sengen several times in the past.
Every attempt had failed.
Badly.
Some heroes, after falling under the effects of his Quirk, became consumed by fear.
Others lost all sense of direction.
A few descended into complete psychological collapse.
And in the end—
several of them threw themselves from buildings to their deaths.
That incident alone had immediately alarmed both the police and the Hero Commission.
A large-scale manhunt followed.
Unfortunately, because they still lacked sufficient understanding of his Quirk at the time, the operation ultimately failed.
Not only did they fail to capture him—
they allowed him to escape entirely.
After that, Tsuki Sengen disappeared.
Everyone assumed he had gone underground permanently after being hunted so aggressively.
But less than a year later—
he resurfaced.
With a new identity.
A new face.
And immediately infiltrated a high-security prison to free Muscular.
At that point, the matter stopped being a simple criminal case.
It became a direct challenge to the authority of hero society itself.
That was one of the main reasons Tsukauchi had been able to gather so many high-ranking heroes and elite officers in such a short amount of time.
Part of it was because many people trusted Tsukauchi personally.
And another part—
because the Hero Commission desperately wanted Tsuki Sengen captured.
At the same time, while everyone felt alarmed by the terrifying nature of his Quirk, another thought quietly surfaced in several minds.
Maybe this was inevitable.
After all, Tsuki Sengen had once served the man who ruled Japan during the dark era.
All For One.
Anyone capable of earning recognition from a monster like that was never going to be ordinary.
So perhaps possessing a horrifying Quirk was only natural.
Unfortunately, understanding that changed nothing about the current problem.
Because the heroes quickly realized something deeply uncomfortable.
How exactly were they supposed to fight someone like this?
Close combat?
Too dangerous.
One mistake and they might turn against their own allies.
Long-range attacks?
Unreliable.
There was no guarantee they could incapacitate him instantly.
And Muscular was still there.
If they failed to finish Tsuki Sengen immediately, Muscular would have more than enough time to intervene.
On top of that, the battlefield itself complicated matters further.
A crowded shopping center.
Packed with civilians.
Any large-scale attack carried massive risk.
The pressure inside the monitoring room slowly intensified.
Several heroes frowned as they mentally searched for solutions.
Then, almost unconsciously, everyone's eyes shifted toward the same person.
Best Jeanist.
Tsukauchi naturally noticed.
And truthfully, this outcome had already been part of his original plan.
Because among everyone gathered here, only two heroes were truly suitable for directly countering Tsuki Sengen's Quirk.
All Might.
And Best Jeanist.
Unfortunately, All Might was not ideal for this operation.
The battlefield was too crowded.
If All Might fought seriously inside a shopping district, the resulting destruction would be catastrophic.
And more importantly—
Muscular was also present.
A villain whose fighting style resembled All Might's own.
Pure close-range violence.
If All Might focused on Tsuki Sengen, Muscular would become difficult for the remaining heroes to suppress.
Most of the heroes present specialized in capture tactics, support, mobility, or control.
Very few excelled in direct head-on combat against monsters like Muscular.
Besides—
if civilians were injured because All Might unleashed too much power, it would damage the symbol he represented.
And Tsukauchi, despite outward appearances, was secretly one of the biggest All Might supporters alive.
There was absolutely no way he would allow something like that to happen.
Which meant only one realistic option remained.
Best Jeanist.
After all, his Quirk was practically perfect for this mission.
Fiber Master.
The ability to freely manipulate fibers.
Threads.
Cloth.
Ropes.
Even hair.
As long as the target wore clothing, Best Jeanist could restrain them from a distance without ever needing to engage directly.
Against an illusion-type enemy like Tsuki Sengen…
there was hardly a better counter imaginable.
And honestly—
if the opponent was still wearing clothes while facing Best Jeanist…
that was basically just asking to get captured.
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