The Gravity Manipulator in My Hero Academia
Chapter 149

The first day of "normal" life (so you really do need conflict to avoid padding the story?)

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Whether due to the guard's warning or the fear of being in a 'solo cell', there was no bullying as is common in prisons between Uraraka Shige and his new friends. Instead, no one paid any attention to anyone else, and they spent a peaceful night together.

The next day, Uraraka Shige woke up much earlier than when she was in the 'single room'.

However, he woke up early not because of poor sleep due to the new location, but because he was disturbed by the loud noise from the other inmates in the same cell.

When Uraraka Shige opened his eyes with a yawn, his five cellmates were still arguing about Uraraka Shige's situation, and it seemed they were about to get into a heated argument over something that had nothing to do with them.

However, there really aren't many interesting stories to tell in this prison, so it's not surprising that these guys would criticize Uraraka Shige, who comes from a 'single cell' but is short and young.

Even so, when Uraraka Shige's five roommates realized that their conversation had probably woken her up, they quickly snapped out of their reverie and fell silent, cautiously observing Uraraka Shige an air of 'honesty and treachery'.

As for Uraraka Shige, although he was a little annoyed that his life rhythm, which he had gradually adapted to in the previous month and a half in the 'single cell', was suddenly changed and he was woken up long before he would naturally wake up, he did not say much because he knew that his fellow inmates were not quite the same as him.

His five fellow inmates were nearing adulthood, had undergone a long period of reform and education, and had become more mature and stable than other inmates in the prison. They had all spent a considerable amount of time in this prison and were nearing the time for their release.

Therefore, they also need to start doing some voluntary labor, which is probably to test the educational results and incidentally conduct secondary education. Their daily wake-up time is much earlier than Uraraka Shige's.

The time when Uraraka Shige was woken up by them was already the time when these guys, who were beginning their labor education and prior education assessment, were about to go to the canteen for lunch and prepare for their morning labor.

Those in charge, like Uraraka Shige who don't yet need labor education or assessment, often only eat breakfast in this prison after those who do need labor education or assessment have already started their voluntary labor.

Well, that's probably around seven or eight in the morning...

After Uraraka Shige consciousness, he did not speak to his fellow inmates, because he did not know how they viewed him. He knew that striking up a conversation might only escalate the conflict.

Moreover, the month and a half of living in a 'single room' had a significant impact on his mental state, making him, who already disliked interacting with people, even less adept at and less inclined to communicate with others.

Under these circumstances, Uraraka Shige's five fellow inmates also fell into silence.

Time passed quietly like this.

It had only been about five minutes when it was time for the five inmates to have breakfast. Uraraka Shige could even hear them complaining about how unbearable those five minutes were and how strange the guys from the 'single cell' were, after they had walked a little further away.

Uraraka Shige could only grumble to himself inwardly.

"A bunch of weirdos are actually complaining that the only normal person is abnormal..."

... It seems that Uraraka Shige's month and a half of living in a 'single room' has indeed made her a little abnormal...

Not long after the five fellow inmates left, a guard arrived at Uraraka Shige's cell. It seemed that he was there specifically to help Uraraka Shige familiarize himself with the daily life of education and rehabilitation in a group cell, which was different from the solitary confinement.

First, Uraraka Shige was instructed to go to the communal washroom in Block A of the prison to wash up. After washing up, she was to keep her personal toiletries and then join the unified formation for morning training. After that, she went to the canteen for breakfast...

Then came the tedious tasks of watching slides for study, attending lectures for reform, and conducting daily basic checks. Although these tasks could also quickly become boring, they were far better than the empty, lonely, boring, and cold days in the 'single room,' as if one had ascended from hell to heaven.

Uraraka Shige has had enough of being watched even when she poops (233)!

They practically wanted to lock him up and investigate his poop too!

At that moment, he almost thought he had stumbled into some kind of abnormal human research center, like those in science fiction or urban fantasy novels!

And he's the kind of person who's specifically designed to be studied...

Even so, after a month and a half, he gradually began to get used to being monitored all day in a 'single room'.

Habits are truly terrifying!

It can even cause a person to lose their integrity and sense of shame!

In short, the morning passed quickly, and then Uraraka Shige returned to the cafeteria to queue for lunch.

A morning was enough time for the guard to tell Uraraka Shige all the basic things he needed to know.

Perhaps because the guards who had been responsible for guiding and informing Uraraka Shige of the basic matters in the morning had left, when Uraraka Shige started queuing for lunch this time, some ignorant people suddenly came to provoke him.

He was a burly man with a carefree and unruly personality, who at first glance gave the impression of a brainless brute. He seemed to have been in this Discipline Prison for a certain period of time and had gained some 'experience' as a criminal (subject).

While Uraraka Shige quietly queuing, pondering how to further develop his 'Quirk', someone took advantage of Uraraka Shige's inattention and forcefully pushed him out of the line, almost causing Uraraka Shige to fall Uraraka Shige on his backside in an embarrassing manner.

Even so, because the incident happened so suddenly, and Uraraka Shige was preoccupied with thinking about his 'Quirk', he was completely unprepared.

Even though he reacted quickly and adjusted his posture in time, the sudden instability still drew laughter from the other underage detainees who were in line.

Amidst the laughter, Uraraka Shige suppressed his annoyance and, adhering to the principle of politeness before resorting to force, approached the man who was a head taller and twice as big as him and had pushed him out of the line, and gave him a serious warning.

"I want you to give me back my position and apologize to me."

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