'Escape' ②

"I want to go home!"

Standing by the wall of the indoor playground, Uraraka Shige finally made this decision.

Seeing the firmness in his voice, Gu Yu didn't try to dissuade him. Instead, he stared at him intently for a moment, then spoke in the same resolute tone:

I'll help you!

The matter of Uraraka Shige's escape was thus decided, and the only participants were Uraraka Shige and Gu Yu, with Gu Yu responsible for assisting from the sidelines and keeping watch.

Things seemed to be going relatively smoothly, but escaping this Discipline Prison was not so simple, and Uraraka Shige and Gu Yu had a lot to do.

Over the next period of time, they carefully observed their Area A and made some inferences based on this observation.

This Discipline Prison, which is used to house detainees, has about 95% of its area in a nearly sealed indoor environment.

The only places where you can see directly out of the building are the tiny gaps between the barbed wire fences near the outer areas... about half a meter wide, just enough for one person to pass through... or for two skinny guys with shoulders less than 25cm wide to walk side by side.

But honestly, if there really were someone with shoulders less than 25cm wide...

That's not just a matter of being thin...

Even the skinnyest person isn't that thin...

Cough cough...

Aside from this area—the barbed wire fences used for guards to patrol outside the prison, which are the only other places offering a view of the outside world—the indoor exercise yards, lounges, and the tiny iron bars on the upper-level cells...

Uraraka Shige's 'Quirk' has grown significantly with age and physical development compared to a few years ago. However, along with this Quirk, his weight has also increased due to the 'Shackles' training technique, which has resulted in a higher body density compared to others of the same age. This has led to his significant weight gain.

Simply put, he can now make himself fly like he did years ago on the rooftop of his elementary school... but he's almost twice as heavy now... so he still can't fly.

Fortunately, the growth of his 'Quirk' seems to be faster than the growth of his physical density. Therefore, although he can't fly yet, he can glide much better than when he was young. He can maintain his speed for longer and reduce his descent speed. It seems that he will be able to fly in about a year and a half.

This is actually very important because, in a sense, it represents Uraraka Shige's 'mobility,' which allows him to be more agile and faster when making an escape, and also greatly increases his endurance while running away.

Well, even though he's still just a boy, but... a man has to last longer!

However, to use this 'mobility,' he would at least need to leave the indoor environment and get past the barbed wire fences.

The only way to leave the indoor environment is through the passageways that are surrounded by barbed wire fences from above, below (underground), and on all sides.

To get through those passages, one must confront the guards and patrolmen.

Because the guards at each entrance and exit and each passage are stationed in those places every day without fail. Except for shift changes when they do more activities and movements, they are basically just standing still the rest of the time.

Needless to say, the patrol personnel patrol various areas every day. Each area has more than five patrol teams, each team consisting of five squads of seven people.

These two types of 'official' personnel alone number over three hundred.

This doesn't even take into account that if anything that could be called a disturbance occurs, there will be armed and equipped guards, similar to prison guards, who are always on standby in the central independent area to forcefully suppress the disturbance.

Although most of their weapons are non-lethal... they are allowed to use their 'Quirk' to a certain extent within this Discipline Prison.

In some respects, they are like the 'Pro Hero' outside this Discipline Prison.

Of course, to put it simply, if Uraraka Shige wants to escape this Discipline Prison, then he must first solve the problems of environmental limitations and the obstacles from those around him.

After resolving these two issues, Uraraka Shige needs to figure out where she is and how to get back to her home in this life so that she can see her family.

As for what happens after that, it's still quite far off for Uraraka Shige now, so we can leave it for now.

"It's very troublesome... and very difficult."

Uraraka Shige had somehow put her thumb in her mouth and was gently biting her short nail with her teeth.

It's strange, since he didn't have this habit before... or rather, it's not a habit at all? But rather a new way he's found to focus his attention and think?

"If there were a 'competition'..."

If a 'match' is taking place in Area A, some of the guards and patrol personnel will return to a separate area to watch, as a way to relax...

But this is by no means a good time to escape, because at this time, the 'prison guards' in the isolated areas are often more active than usual, and the guards and patrolmen remaining in Area A are also more focused than usual.

However, under other circumstances, the timing of an escape would obviously be worse than when there is a 'competition'... At least because of the large number of guards and patrols, whatever Uraraka Shige does will be discovered immediately.

Therefore, by comparison, waiting until there is a 'competition' before starting the escape operation is a relatively better option.

"I can help you attract some 'guards' and 'patrols'."

Gu Yu looked at Uraraka Shige and made this suggestion.

Uraraka Shige wouldn't refuse Gu Yu's proposal just because they had a decent relationship. At least for Uraraka Shige right now, leaving this Discipline Prison, seeing his family in this life, and confirming their safety were far more important than whether Gu Yu would be punished or suffer a bad end.

Therefore, Uraraka Shige seriously considered Gu Yu's proposal.

After that, Uraraka Shige suddenly remembered something that might help her escape.

"My 'Quirk' aspect... if it's 'wire'... perhaps it could destroy those barbed wire fences?"