Third Member of the "Group"

A few more days passed...

Nearly two weeks have passed Uraraka Shige was placed in a solitary cell, and half of her total one-month detention period has already elapsed.

In a 'special room' not far from Uraraka Shige, which was vacated yesterday, new people have come to fill it today.

"This is it, let's go in."

Four guards escorted a detainee who was only wearing a pair of shorts into the 'special room,' then closed the door and stood guard around the 'special room.'

That's how Uraraka Shige got through it too.

"Huh? Another new face?" "Wow, that's a great figure, such a big bulge!" "Hey! What did you do to get in here?" "How long are you going to be locked up?"

The other inmates who noticed this scene seemed to have found something amusing and started making noise, trying to get a few words out of the newcomer.

The person being disciplined, who filled the vacancy in the 'special room,' seemed oblivious to the behavior of the group around him. He appeared to be a good-natured individual, sitting silently in the very center of the 'single room' after being placed inside, arms crossed, coldly watching the group around him scrutinize him.

"Hey, what do you guys think this new guy's 'Quirk' will be like?" "That's a bit hard to guess, isn't it? How about guessing how old he is?" "Guess why he's in here, I'm more interested in that." "I'm curious, how many days will this new guy be locked up here?"

The group of inmates around, seeing that the newcomer completely ignored them, began to chat amongst themselves, trying to find some amusement.

Uraraka Shige didn't participate in the group's conversation. Instead, he stayed in his room, doing handstand push-ups while coldly observing the group around him who, despite being isolated in 'special rooms,' could still chat and laugh about others.

This is a group of guys who have 'given up' and started 'not trying anymore'.

This assessment is the impression Uraraka Shige has had of these guys who always like to chat endlessly about the smallest things over the past two weeks.

Then Uraraka Shige stopped and started doing squats again. At the same time, her gaze shifted from the group of people who were chatting and laughing to another group of people who were not too far away from her. They were also keeping quiet and silent, working hard to improve themselves in their own 'single rooms'.

The guy who Uraraka Shige was released back to the area where the other guy had been staying a couple of days ago because his time was up. But it won't be long before he returns to this area with only 'special rooms'.

Among the group of very quiet students who preferred self-improvement to language, the one closest to Uraraka Shige was a small, thin-looking fellow.

At this moment, the thin, small fellow had his eyes closed, his hands clenched together as if they were my peerless treasured sword, and he was swinging and smashing the air with all his might, sweating profusely.

Actually, Uraraka Shige didn't pay much attention to this guy at first, because just from his thin and small figure, it was easy to think that this guy's body was probably very weak, and even if he had some amazing 'Quirk', it would probably be hampered by his physical condition.

However, over the course of the past two weeks, Uraraka Shige discovered that, judging from the other inmates in the three 'single rooms' on the third floor near him, this guy who looked the weakest was actually the one who trained the most and for the longest time among them!

At the time, Uraraka Shige felt somewhat incredulous.

Later, when he learned from the conversations of the group of disciplinarians who rarely exercised and preferred to pass the time by chatting with each other, that this skinny little guy was actually the strongest fighter among all the disciplinarians in the several circles of 'single cells' around him, this incredible feeling was amplified many times over.

It wasn't until Uraraka Shige finally learned what kind of 'Quirk' this skinny little guy possessed that he finally felt relieved, even taking it for granted.

Then he made a decision.

He wanted to get to know this guy.

Get to know this guy who has a Quirk no less unique than your own.

However, three days had passed since he had this idea.

For the past three days, he had tried to communicate with this guy, but he only experienced the same feeling that those who had been disciplined before had experienced on him.

This small, thin-looking fellow completely ignored me.

No matter what methods he used to try to arouse the interest of this skinny little guy, the result was always failure. In fact, this skinny little guy was practically deaf and couldn't even be bothered to respond with a glance.

This situation inevitably left Uraraka Shige somewhat disappointed and regretful.

This skinny little guy possesses a 'Quirk' that allows him to store his muscle mass and strength, and then unleash it all at once when needed.

It is precisely because of this 'Quirk' that this guy trains so intensely, even while eating, drinking, and relieving himself, yet he still has a thin, small, and seemingly frail physique.

It was precisely because of this 'Quirk' that Uraraka Shige even wanted to recruit this skinny little guy into his 'group', so that when he returned to the outside world from this Discipline Prison one day, he could still have this guy standing by his side.

So Uraraka Shige couldn't suppress the thought again and spoke to the thin, small fellow.

Why do you train so hard?

Uraraka Shige at the thin, small figure, but received no response.

However, he had already anticipated this, so he didn't care about it.

"Are you trying to become stronger... or do you simply crave power?"

Several of the students being disciplined glanced at him.

Some, upon realizing he was talking to this thin, small fellow, ignored him and went on to chat with other detainees. Others began to stare at him with interest, their eyes seeming to mock him. Still others simply offered sarcastic remarks, seemingly with good intentions.

"It's no use. That guy is the type who's not good with words, he'd rather take action than talk. Nobody will pay him any attention."

Uraraka Shige, not wanting to pay them any attention, and continued to speak to the thin, small man.

"What a pity... If we could become friends... with my 'Quirk,' I could probably make your training twice as effective..."

Uraraka Shige, seemingly about to give up once more. However, the skinny little guy suddenly seemed to hear some news he longed for. His thin body instantly grew taller, and his eyes gleamed with a sharp light, just like All Might in the original work with two forms!

Then the guy turned to look at Uraraka Shige and gave a response for the first time.

"What did you say?!"