Chapter 41

"'Bullying'... I really miss it... that beginning that plunged my life into darkness..."

The curve of Uraraka Shige's lips was extremely natural and perfect, and his whole person seemed to be filled with a feeling of sunshine and warmth... That's right, after all, in order to develop such a perfect smile, he would practice in front of the mirror hundreds of times every day. This deep memory has not only become a muscle instinct, but has also been engraved in his soul.

Meanwhile, the other guys in the restaurant kitchen who were also responsible for processing ingredients were also attracted by the 'beauty' that suddenly bloomed on Uraraka Shige's face, and were stunned by this 'wonder'.

How could they know what lay hidden beneath the beauty? How could they possibly realize that the more beautiful something is, the more dangerous it often becomes?

... Just like flowers need nutrients...

"Call..."

Uraraka Shige suddenly wiped the smile from his face, letting out a soft breath. A sense of crisis washed over him—a crisis stemming from the near-swallowing of darkness to his very soul...

However, this is no longer the previous life. Although he is still as selfish as he was in his previous life, this selfishness has been somewhat restrained and changed compared to his previous life...

More importantly, he already knew how to break through and resolve the situation he was facing.

"I can only rely on myself now..."

If violence is permissible, then let's use violence to break through, just like the war against aggression back then. Even if we can achieve a one-for-one, two-for-one, three-for-one, or even a situation where we kill a hundred enemies but lose a thousand of our own, then it's not a loss.

If violence is not permitted, then violence should be used as a last resort, like a nuclear deterrent, to destroy everything, while simultaneously learning to arm ourselves with a weapon called "wisdom."

If you can muster the courage to fight, then give up everything, lose everything, and fight them as a desperate person with nothing, with the courage and awareness to perish together with them.

If you can't muster the courage, then desperately remain silent, learn to feign and smile, let yourself be constantly suppressed, suppressed, and suppressed again, until you become accustomed to suppression and self-destruct... or perhaps, in this silent suppression, break free of all Shackles and erupt completely...

Then, lock onto your target and, with an attitude of no hindrance, make all those targets tremble with fear because of you, and make them sincerely repent for all the mistakes they have made.

The only difference between the two is that one can actively muster courage, while the other can passively let the desire for revenge, or the boundless emptiness in one's heart after losing something, replace courage and engulf oneself.

The saying "destruction precedes construction" perfectly illustrates this point.

It was incredibly difficult, though...

But precisely because of the difficulty of this choice, Uraraka Shige will no longer choose this method, after all, he actually has a better way at this time.

Because of the 'rules' within the entire Discipline Prison, the so-called 'bullying' here rarely escalates into physical violence; at most, it's just passive-aggressive treatment. But this wasn't a problem for Uraraka Shige, as he rarely interacted with others.

Moreover, the matter he is facing at this moment can at most be considered a preliminary test. In other words, as long as he prevents these guys from getting the results they want from their test, then the subsequent developments will be within his control to a certain extent.

If Uraraka Shige were to use tactics like "playing along" or "going with the flow" to do something, he could escalate the situation further until it gets out of everyone's control, ultimately causing those who targeted him to reap what they sow.

After all, in this Discipline Prison, the inmates are never the main figures; those who truly sit at the top are the prison's 'officials'.

"Hey, those are yours. Clean them up."

Uraraka Shige, slapped away his outstretched hand that was trying to stop her, grabbed his collar, and activated her 'Quirk' so that she could enjoy the added force of Gravity when she pulled his collar back, thus increasing the strength of the pull and forcibly dragging him out to switch places.

It seems that Uraraka Shige did not choose a better way or method, but instead chose to use their own methods against them, letting their own people enjoy what they had prepared.

However, the burly short man was naturally unwilling to do so. He took a deep breath, and the muscles in his arm, which were originally bulging, suddenly tensed up, as if they had contracted. His entire arm instantly became several sizes thinner, clearly indicating that he had activated his 'Quirk'. He wanted to pull Uraraka Shige out of that position and take it back for himself.

"Oh?"

Uraraka Shige wanted to test him. While maintaining the 'Shackles', she reached out and grabbed the wrist of the burly dwarf. However, after making contact, she suddenly felt as if she had grabbed a rock.

It turns out that this burly dwarf's 'Quirk' allows him to Compress his muscles, making them extremely strong, and at the same time, he can instantly release the Compress, allowing his muscles to exert strength far beyond their usual limits.

"What a remarkable 'Quirk'."

Uraraka Shige, then instantly reversed part of the Gravity upwards. She then forcefully swung the hand that was gripping his wrist upwards, throwing the burly dwarf's arm away and leaving him wide open, as the burly dwarf's movements were slowed by the Compress of his muscles.

"Hit!"

Uraraka Shige canceled out the upward force of Gravity and instantly concentrated most of the Gravity she could control onto the burly dwarf, changing her orientation to backward. Immediately, the burly dwarf fell backward as he experienced a sudden feeling of weightlessness.

Uraraka Shige glanced at the burly, short man a few more times, then ignored him and began to gather the ingredients in front of her.

Unlike Uraraka Shige, the burly dwarf let out a loud shout, feeling his heart instantly filled with anger. He immediately activated his 'Quirk' to teach Uraraka Shige a lesson.

Just then, Uraraka Shige's words drifted over lightly.

Are you sure you want to do it here?

The burly dwarf looked at Uraraka Shige with a hint of gritted teeth, but after hesitating for a while, he gave up his plan to Uraraka Shige here. Instead, he snorted coldly, glanced at Uraraka Shige and the other guys who were watching the spectacle, and went to the spot that had been prepared for Uraraka Shige. He began to process the ingredients that they had used to 'test' him.

Clearly, the burly dwarf chose the latter—to accept 'punishment' or to deal with the ingredients that were merely used as a 'test'.

As a result, Uraraka Shige also discovered that their relationship was not as harmonious as he had previously imagined. Therefore, his plan to make these guys who were targeting him 'fall apart' and 'kill each other' was not as difficult as he had thought.