'Rules'

In such a place, such words seemed so weak and powerless that even the brainless brute who had pushed Uraraka Shige of the food queue gestured at him, flexing his arm muscles and scoffing.

"I hope you can give me back my place~ and apologize to me~ sobs"

This brainless brute, in a high-pitched voice, imitated Uraraka Shige's words, even going so far as to mimic how he imagined older women should be addressed.

After this act, which resembled a farcical monkey show, drew laughter and attention from the group of disciplinarians who had gathered around, the brainless brute finally grinned smugly at Uraraka Shige.

"This is my spot! A weak and helpless old woman like you should obediently go to the back of the line and wait in line!"

That's what a brainless brute would say.

Using a provocative and extremely irritating tone... at least in Uraraka Shige's eyes, it was undoubtedly extremely irritating.

So when Uraraka Shige activated her 'Quirk' and jumped up to smash this brainless brute's kneecap with a powerful punch... oh, sorry, as you all know, as the protagonist of this story, Uraraka Shige actually still just a child in terms of age and height... so I actually meant after she jumped up and smashed this brainless brute's nose.

With a dull thud as the brainless brute lost consciousness, blood streaming from his nose, and collapsed to the ground, this 'Quirk' —perhaps having had his muscle growth limiter removed, allowing his muscles to start growing into his brain—proved, like the other students lined up around him, who was really the 'weak and powerless old woman' he had been talking about.

Fortunately, this Discipline Prison is segregated by gender; otherwise, given his slightly sexist language, he would probably have been taught a lesson by those powerful 'female prisoners' long ago, and there wouldn't have been the case where Uraraka Shige was provoked by him and then used to establish his authority.

However, after Uraraka Shige knocked this brainless brute to the ground, the other people lined up to be disciplined did something that Uraraka Shige found somewhat unbelievable.

"Hey! Guard! Someone's cutting in line!"

They called the guard over and told him that someone had cut in line and broken the rules.

Moreover, in their words, right and wrong were reversed, black and white were confused, and the person who cut in line was actually Uraraka Shige!

"Do you really want to cause trouble during a meal? In that case, you'll have to come with us!"

The guards who were summoned, after verifying with the other detainees, ignored Uraraka Shige's denials and forcibly took him to the accountability room for punishment.

Uraraka Shige fell down without resistance.

Because he broke the nose of that brainless brute, which was actually just a trivial matter, but if he were to lay a hand on these guards, even just by forcefully breaking free from their control, it would be considered an attempt to escape, and he would be forcibly sent to a 'single cell' to stay for at least three days.

Moreover, even putting that aside, the guard who introduced the rules for living in the communal cell to Uraraka Shige morning also told him that someone like him, due to the seriousness of his crimes, would first need to be isolated in a 'single cell' upon entering this Discipline Prison.

After being transferred to a regular group cell due to good behavior, they receive many preferential treatments.

After all, this prison is not an ordinary prison, but Discipline Prison specifically for minors who have committed serious mistakes, in order to correct their behavior and change the course of their lives.

This preferential treatment is reflected in many aspects, including but not limited to the five cellmates assigned to Uraraka Shige, and the special guards assigned to Uraraka Shige to explain to him the things to pay attention to, the rules to follow, and the daily schedule and regulations that he needs to follow in a regular prison cell.

After bringing Uraraka Shige the accountability room, and learning that he had just been released from his solitary confinement cell the day before due to good behavior and allowed to enter a regular multi-person cell, the guards, who originally intended to punish Uraraka Shige directly, began to investigate this minor "queue-jumping" incident instead—this was one of the preferential treatments they were given.

The reason for these preferential treatments is that inmates like Uraraka Shige, who are immediately placed in solitary confinement for observation upon entering this Discipline Prison, often possess exceptionally strong and outstanding Quirk, or have developed their Quirk remarkably well...

In short, he is someone with extremely strong strength, destructive power, or influence.

Therefore, those being guarded will naturally try their best to avoid making them do things that no one wants to see.

As for the so-called investigation, it's actually quite simple: just pull up the restaurant's surveillance footage from not long ago.

However, after reviewing the surveillance footage from a few minutes earlier, the guards discovered that within half a minute of the dispute between Uraraka Shige and the reckless man over queuing, a group of detainees were always present around them, obscuring their location. This made it impossible to discern from the surveillance footage what exactly happened between Uraraka Shige the reckless man.

The guards immediately understood what was going on.

This isn't the first time something like this has happened.

It's important to understand that even though this prison is different from ordinary prisons and is a Discipline Prison, it is still, in reality, a prison.

Places like prisons often place great importance on 'seniority', 'experience', 'companions', and 'ability'.

In this situation, many people will gather together to form groups to prevent themselves from being bullied by others, or even to bully others in return.

The situation that Uraraka Shige encountered today is precisely that of such a group. Those who were being disciplined, who seemed to intentionally or unintentionally block the images that the surveillance cameras could record, and that brainless brute whose nose was broken by Uraraka Shige, should be one of such groups.

As for their purpose in doing this, it was nothing more than to test the waters, to explore the abilities and background of this 'new face', Uraraka Shige, in order to determine whether Uraraka Shige was on their side, whether he could be absorbed into their group, or whether they could provoke him.

Incidentally, they are also using this method to teach the 'rules' that the newcomers who have suffered losses must learn in this kind of place.

Because this is precisely the 'rule' that these groups must abide by.