Lunch Break
The 'team competition' also came to an end with the 'host's' commentary.
"How amazing! The final results of the 'team competition' rules are in! The team with fewer players has won!"
"Based on the results of the individual competition, the two sides are currently tied at one to one! Therefore, the upcoming team competition rules are extremely important!"
"But before that, all of you contestants must be as hungry as I am! So let's have lunch first, and then continue the competition!"
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At lunchtime, Uraraka Shige and the others returned to the cafeteria in Area A.
The separate area where the competition was previously held was 'official' territory, and these disciplined individuals were generally prohibited from entering. Therefore, they naturally could not have lunch there; they had their own lunch area.
Lunch in Area A today was prepared by a few randomly selected individuals with culinary skills from among the inmates who did not participate in the 'competition,' with guards constantly monitoring the process.
These guards, who were responsible for the duties but were unable to go to the separate area to watch the 'match', also served as listeners during the subsequent internal conversations among the 'official' personnel.
As for the people who confide in the speaker, they are naturally played by the guards who watched the entire 'match'.
As a participant in the 'competition', or more accurately, one of the contestants, Uraraka Shige had no time to rest after lunch and needed to go directly back to the independent area to prepare for the 'team competition' later.
The 'silly' big guy and the clever one, also participants in the 'team competition,' naturally had their lunch break canceled and came to the separate area with Uraraka Shige and the others.
During this time, that smart kid couldn't help but complain, saying things like, "My brain cells are going to shut down without a lunch break," "My head is full of sleepiness and fatigue," "I need to rest well so I can have a good grasp of the overall situation," and "Why can't the damn 'match' be moved back a bit?"
As for the 'simple-minded' big guy, he just Chain Barrage silently, behaving very modestly... although because of his height, even just raising his hand to pat his mouth and making a yawning gesture was quite eye-catching.
As for height, due to the "Heavy Shackles" technique of his Quirk, Uraraka Shige's height growth has been quite regrettable over the years.
However, in the past few days, Uraraka Shige suddenly felt that her perspective on things seemed to have inexplicably become more elevated than before. Generally speaking, when this feeling occurs, it often proves that you have made a significant improvement in a short period of time... or that you have used something to elevate your perspective.
Putting aside the issue of height, Uraraka Shige's participation in this 'team competition' after lunch was similar to his previous 'individual competition'. It was more of a selfish, symbolic act of participation. Of course, winning would be even better, as it would allow him to stay in the 'Beast Group'. After all, in Area A, the 'Beast Group's' power was enough to save him a lot of trouble.
Adding to the fact that the 'single cell' living provided him with a privilege that was hard to define as compensation, encouragement, or even 'hush money,' he could live a seemingly heavenly life in Area A of this Discipline Prison, a life that seemed like paradise to many inmates in their 'small groups' or even 'no groups'.
They don't need to cause trouble for others to establish their authority, nor are they the target of others' troubles. They live a regular life and can enjoy quiet solitude during their rest time... To many bullied individuals, this is truly a life like paradise.
As for what Uraraka Shige will do if the 'Beast' loses in the 'team competition' as well...
Without a doubt, he should leave this 'group' that brought him so much convenience and reduced so much trouble! After all, when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter; when the wall collapses, everyone pushes it down.
Even for a large group like the "Beast Group," such a rude act in just one area wouldn't have led to this outcome. Smaller groups, individual members, and medium-sized groups probably wouldn't dare to provoke members of the "Beast Gang."
However, the 'snake' itself is a behemoth of a 'large group' just like the 'beast', so naturally it doesn't have the same concerns about the 'Beast Group' as a 'small group'.
At that time, you won't even need to think about it carefully to realize that it will definitely bring a lot of trouble to Uraraka Shige.
... However, that's something that will happen later, so there's no rush to consider it for now.
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When Uraraka Shige to the independent area, she suddenly realized that there were actually very few people under supervision there, far fewer than the nearly three hundred she had seen before.
Later, that clever fellow went to inquire a little and brought it up with Uraraka Shige and the others. Only then did Uraraka Shige realize that the reason was that about a hundred people being disciplined were not present.
Some of those being disciplined either didn't participate, didn't want to participate, or were prevented from participating in the 'team competition' of the third chapter. Others hadn't finished eating and therefore hadn't arrived yet.
So, Uraraka Shige simply started talking to the 'simple-minded' big guy and the clever guy again. However, Uraraka Shige himself didn't have much to talk about with these two, and the 'simple-minded' big guy wasn't good with words.
Perhaps there are some other random reasons to add, but in the end, the topic inexplicably veered towards the clever guy 'instigating' the 'foolish' big Gu Yu to escape from prison.
Gu Yu himself didn't seem to care much about it. After all, he hadn't done anything noteworthy while Uraraka Shige and Congming Danzi were talking. He had just been listening, as if they were simply chatting together without paying much attention to the topic. He seemed rather conventional (do I have some misunderstanding about conventional...?).
On the contrary, the clever fellow reacted very strongly to the topic, explaining and emphasizing that it was just Zhou Shuren's misunderstanding of his words, saying things like, "That's not what I said! That's not what I meant! They've over-interpreted it! There are two jujube trees in my backyard, Gu Yu Shuren (humorous)!" He then used a conversation about "family and relatives" to stir up the emotions between Uraraka Shige and Gu Yu.
And finally, the third chapter of the 'competition' began.
That's so strange...