"Things"

Then, more than a month passed.

In the past month or so, Uraraka Shige's 'Quirk' and physical fitness have not improved significantly. His progress in developing new 'Quirk' techniques has also been slow, and to this day, they are still not even in their infancy.

However, this is not because there is a problem with Uraraka Shige's development direction, nor is it because Uraraka Shige's mentality is in any way, nor is it because they are busy with other things and have neglected these matters.

This is purely because Uraraka Shige's fundamental aspects of her 'Quirk' have not yet matured.

Let's take the further development of 'line' as an example.

Currently, the 'lines' that Uraraka Shige can manifest have only grown by one compared to before, and can manifest and solidify into a number of 'lines' about five fingers' in size. Even when gathered together, they have only changed from a very thin line to a line that is slightly thicker.

It's like going from four cotton threads to five—just a tiny change in volume. It's far from becoming a single cotton thread, and even further from becoming a qualified knitted garment, with a difference of at least a hundredfold.

The same applies to physical fitness. Because Uraraka Shige was still young at the time, only about twelve years old, his body was not yet fully developed. Although the "Heavy Shackles" technique made his body more solid and his organs stronger than his Quirk, this effect was still extremely limited.

Moreover, as anyone who exercises regularly knows, once a person's muscles have reached a certain level, it takes much more time and effort to become stronger, and the rewards are much less than before reaching that milestone.

Putting all that aside, the five fellow inmates in the same cell as Uraraka Shige had also built a Uraraka Shige relationship with him within the past month and a half... or rather, after learning that Uraraka Shige joined the 'Beast Group' and directly become a 'high-ranking member' of the 'Beast Group' in Area A, they began to actively befriend Uraraka Shige to avoid trouble.

As the one being flattered, Uraraka Shige naturally had no complaints. However, the five fellow inmates were all about to be released, and their daytime routines differed from those of Uraraka Shige and the other inmates under supervision. Therefore, the only help they could provide Uraraka Shige was in terms of information.

There were also those nine guys who were in the same "Beast Group" as Uraraka Shige, in Area A, including the "silly" big guy, who were at the same level as Uraraka Shige.

Over the course of more than a month, they also developed their own ways of communicating with Uraraka Shige.

For example, there's this 'simple-minded' big guy. His way of communicating with Uraraka Shige is just as straightforward as it was at the beginning, without any scheming or verbal traps. Every time he talks with Uraraka Shige feels very relaxed.

Therefore, he was the one with the best relationship with Uraraka Shige among the nine people.

Conversely, there was the guy whose 'Quirk' wasn't as outstanding as those of the guys from the 'single room' backgrounds, but who still managed to sit on equal footing with Uraraka Shige and the others thanks to his intelligence and wit.

When he communicated with Uraraka Shige, he considered every aspect perfectly, but he always liked to observe various details during the conversation and use various methods to test her, giving Uraraka Shige the feeling that he was full of suspicion towards everyone.

This guy even treated that 'stupid' big guy the same way.

It seems like everyone else has a similar level of intelligence and intellect as myself...

Even so, Uraraka Shige had to admit that this guy's interpersonal skills were truly 'perfect'... if it weren't for his seemingly suspicious attitude towards everyone...

The other seven guys were somewhere between the 'simple-minded' big guy and this shrewd one. Their interactions with Uraraka Shige weren't very deep, and they all hoped to get Uraraka Shige into their camp while simultaneously squeezing out or countering the other camp.

Each time they appeared before Uraraka Shige, their intentions were not pure. Therefore, Uraraka Shige's interactions with them were mostly polite and superficial. Unless there was a very necessary situation, Uraraka Shige rarely talked to them for a long time.

However, such necessary situations are extremely rare, so over the past month or so, Uraraka Shige's communication with them can be considered limited.

However limited and rare, you will still encounter them.

For example, right now, led by the 'leader,' the 'Beast Group' in Area A, including Uraraka Shige, a total of more than thirty people who could be considered 'high-ranking' members, are sitting at several tables on the edge of the restaurant, each seemingly eating their food very quietly, but in reality they are communicating in low voices.

The reason they had this conversation was that the 'simple-minded' big guy had been taken away by a group of guards the previous night, and when he returned early this morning, he looked extremely haggard.

And another 'large group snake' in Area A severely injured an ordinary member of the 'Beast Group', even crippling one of his legs.

Although the member of the 'Snake Group' was severely punished as a result, and was even forcibly sent to a 'single cell' for a week for disobeying orders, this was only a punishment imposed by the 'official' forces of this Discipline Prison.

For the 'Beast Group', they also have to do something to maintain Beast Group dominant position in Area A, while ensuring that the mentality of the members within the 'Beast Group' does not change negatively as a result.

They were discussing the matter of the "foolish" big guy, who was also a "high-ranking" member, and the incident caused by the members of the "Snake Group."

"Overall, Gu Yu is fine right now, he's just homesick."

A high-ranking official has drawn a conclusion regarding the Gu Yuji incident.

"Even so, everyone knows Gu Yu's situation, and it's hard to guarantee that he won't do something even more... serious because he's homesick."

Then another 'higher-ups' quickly emphasized another point.

"Furthermore, it's still unknown whether Gu Yu's attempted escape will have a negative impact on 'us,' since the 'officials' are aware of our 'groups' affairs. If they suspect we gave him some advice or instigated him because of Gu Yu's escape..."

One of the 'higher-ups' who was always suspicious was a little worried.

But in the end, at the suggestion of that guy with a good IQ and a sharp mind, the matter of the 'dumb and silly' big guy was put on hold for the time being.