Certain jokes and officially joining
The following morning, Uraraka Shige quietly pushed open the classroom window from the inside and climbed out of the classroom.
Unable to find a suitable place to spend the night yesterday, he eventually stumbled upon this school and secretly slipped into one of its classrooms to spend the night.
And it seems he'll be spending a lot of nights here lately.
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After leaving the school, Uraraka Shige didn't rush to the office building or look for the hook-nosed Zōti Doctor. Instead, she took out the booklet, glanced at it, and then silently recited it to reinforce the rules she had memorized the day before.
Hmm, a rule called 'Employee Handbook'...
To be honest, when Uraraka Shige first discovered that the so-called rules that the bespectacled man in the office building, the Zōti Doctor, and that guy covered in gray and green were deliberately emphasizing to memorize in this booklet were actually called employee handbooks, he almost burst out laughing.
He initially thought it would be some kind of special forces discipline, cult rules, or Assassin's Creed-like regulations—rules to be kept secret from ordinary people...
The result was actually just the typical employee handbook for ordinary jobs...
But upon closer reflection, it doesn't make much sense. After all, no company or organization would allow someone of unknown origin to gain access to the organization's core upon joining...
Even relatively straightforward pyramid schemes usually disguise themselves with several layers of guises.
Uraraka Shige quickly confirmed that he had not forgotten the so-called 'rules' he had previously memorized. Occasionally, there were some mistakes, which he then reinforced to make his memory more solid.
After confirming that there were no problems, Uraraka Shige quickly found a place to have some breakfast and then headed straight to the office building without any incidents.
However, one thing surprised him somewhat: because he had arrived at the office building a little early, when the guy covered in gray-green scales suddenly appeared behind him again on the dark second floor and put him through a test about 'rules,' Uraraka Shige was astonished to learn that it was not yet time to start work.
Not only that, but even the guy with the black-rimmed glasses from before hadn't arrived at the office building yet. At this point, the only people still in the office building were this guy with gray-green scales and his security team.
This unexpected news provided Uraraka Shige with at least three pieces of intelligence.
Firstly, in this unassuming office building, besides the seemingly normal employees, there is a security team specifically responsible for maintaining the secrets of the building and protecting its security.
Secondly, this gray-green guy, who seemed even more dangerous and powerful than the Zōti Uraraka Shige Doctor, was actually a member of the security team. This showed that the so-called security team was definitely not something Uraraka Shige could handle, and there might even be real 'enemies' among them.
As for the third point, if what this gray-green guy said is true, then during the night to early morning hours, only the so-called security team will remain in this office building. Although it is unknown whether the so-called security team will be present during the day, at least, if an infiltration operation is to be carried out, choosing this time will make it easier to succeed than other times.
Judging by the strength and skill of this gray-green figure who managed to get right behind Uraraka Chu Uraraka Shige her knowledge, this was certainly no easy feat...
Upon unexpectedly learning of these pieces of information, Uraraka Shige felt a mixture of surprise, fear, and relief.
Surprisingly, this also meant that the gray-green guy clearly trusted him, so he might be able to get some other information from him at some point.
What was both frightening and fortunate was that he had no idea that such a security force existed in this office building, and that he was fortunate that because he knew too little information and had a relatively clear understanding of his own skills and abilities, he did not rashly formulate any plans or take any action after only entering the office building once.
After that, Uraraka Shige became much more honest and obedient, only occasionally asking this gray-green guy what he should do, how to avoid making mistakes, how to perform better, how to have a better chance of obtaining an excellent 'Quirk', when he could rest, how long he could rest, and even questions that were more in line with his current persona, such as whether he could eat during work hours.
At the same time, he used these questions to kill time, waiting for the man with black-rimmed glasses to arrive at the office building, and then he would officially begin his work.
The man with black-rimmed glasses didn't keep Uraraka Shige long; after only about ten minutes, he arrived at the fourth floor of the office building. He then noticed that the second floor was too dark for conversation or waiting, so he waited with the gray-green-clad man and Uraraka Shige on the fourth floor.
But that only meant he didn't have to wait long.
Despite his polite demeanor, the man with the black-rimmed glasses seemed to have no concept of formalities.
He seriously and meticulously examined Uraraka Shige again to see if he had remembered the so-called 'rules,' and then, citing Uraraka Shige age, offered to extend his 'free trial period,' allowing Uraraka Shige to work there temporarily without pay...
Although this so-called job consisted of simple chores like serving tea and water, requiring no physical exertion or memorization from Uraraka Shige, it surprisingly didn't even include meals or insurance...
This reminded Uraraka Shige of some jokes he had seen in his previous life.
For example, the absurd logic that "hiring a prostitute without paying doesn't count as soliciting prostitution—because so-called prostitution is an illegal transaction based on money," or "borrowing money from someone and not giving an IOU or repaying it doesn't count as borrowing money—because only borrowing and repaying constitutes borrowing," is ridiculous...
To be honest, when he first learned of these conditions, Uraraka Shige really wanted to storm off in a fit of anger. However, whether it was his own idea of participating in the battle between All Might and 'AFO' and successfully helping All Might escape serious injury, or his intention not to complete the task but still to put on a show Zōti the Doctor, it made it best for him to join the forces in this office building.
Therefore, Uraraka Shige ultimately agreed to the request, citing his desire to gain an excellent 'Quirk'...