Chapter 53

"Effort..."

In the accommodation arranged for him by Qu Zhi sister, Uraraka Shige sat quietly, deep in thought.

The guy with the green mushroom haircut only told him he should 'work hard,' saying it was the 'belief' best suited to his 'essence.' But he didn't tell him exactly how to work hard.

"Exercise... learn... accept..."

That's what the bright green mushroom-shaped head said.

However, training and studying were manageable... but what exactly was he supposed to accept? He was completely baffled...

"Phew... Well, since that's how it is, I'll focus on 'training' and 'studying' first... I'll worry about 'acceptance' later..."

Uraraka Shige let out a sigh of relief, left the apartment, walked to a large open space behind the apartment, adjusted the Gravity of her 'Shackles', and then began to exercise with frog jumps.

"One, two,..."

This physical workout lasted for an hour. Under the perfectly controlled pressure of Gravity, Uraraka Shige was covered in glistening sweat, his chest heaving as he gasped for breath. While his muscles ached and felt tired, he also experienced a sense of exhilarating pleasure.

He sat on the ground and, taking advantage of the short break, began to work on his 'Quirk' while allowing his muscles to relax.

Surrounding Uraraka Shige were three balloons filled with a quarter of a sand axe. Around him, the Gravity manipulated by his 'Quirk' controlled the balloons, causing them to move according to a certain pattern.

If you observe closely, you'll notice that while these three balloons are moving, they are also constantly rotating under the influence of Gravity, much like celestial bodies. Even the tiny grains of sand inside the balloons are evenly distributed within the balloons due to the rotational force generated by the balloons' rotation and the Gravity he manipulates. Occasionally, the sharp edges of the sand grains will hit the inner walls of the balloons, but under Uraraka Shige's skillful manipulation, the balloons will not burst at all.

This is the latest way he's found to cultivate his 'Quirk'.

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After exercising for three hours, Uraraka Shige finally decided to rest. It was lunchtime, so Uraraka Shige tidied up and went back to her room to eat lunch.

After lunch, Uraraka Shige approached the green mushroom-headed man again, intending to start working on his 'studies' from there.

So he asked the mushroom-headed man:

"I need some books, where can I get them?"

Mushroom Head looked up at him.

Are you going to trust me, or are you just going to test whether what I say is true?

Mushroom Head made a guess, then shook his head, seemingly somewhat disappointed.

"Unfortunately, you haven't joined us or become part of our family, so you don't have the right to enter the reading room in this apartment. And even if you did, you probably wouldn't find any materials or books related to 'learning'."

Upon hearing Uraraka Shige felt a little regretful. He didn't intend to force his way into the reading room because he didn't believe that Mushroom Head would lie to him about such a trivial matter. So he nodded to indicate that he understood.

"Well, that's a real shame."

Uraraka Shige and left, pondering where she could find the books she needed, before returning to her room.

Regarding the matter of books, he thought for a while and finally remembered that when he first met Qu Zhi's sister half a year ago, they seemed to have visited a bookstore. It seemed that the bookstore was not doing very well, and the impression that the bookstore owner left on Uraraka Shige was that he was a very lonely old man.

"Let's try our luck there..."

Uraraka Shige, turned around and left the apartment.

Perhaps he can borrow the book he wants from that bookstore...

Since the apartment is in the suburbs and the bookstore is in the city, the journey is quite long. If you walk, it would probably take about an hour to get there, and it would also delay Uraraka Shige's physical and 'Quirk' training.

Therefore, Uraraka Shige began to use his 'Quirk' to constantly adjust the Gravity environment, so that running with weights and 'Quirk' acceleration would become his means of movement.

This will save some time and also help to develop one's 'physical strength' and 'Quirk' to some extent.

So, when he arrived at the bookstore, only a little over forty minutes had passed, saving him about fifteen minutes.

This bookstore is on a street corner. As soon as you push open the door, you hear the crisp, melodious sound of wind chimes, followed by the bookstore owner's aged voice.

"Hmm? Are you here to buy books?"

After Uraraka Shige- entered the room, she placed the food in the small second-floor area beforehand. There, a frail, elderly figure slowly rose, leaning on a cane. His eyes were slightly closed, making it difficult to discern where his gaze was directed beneath his eyelids.

"I'm sorry, but I just wanted to ask if there are any physics books here, especially those related to Gravity. If so, I would like to borrow them."

"Hmm? Borrowing... physics books about Gravity?"

The bookstore owner's wrinkled face opened his slightly closed eyes a crack, as if he were carefully examining Uraraka Shige. However, he clearly had no recollection of Uraraka Shige, who had only visited once six months ago.

"Is this your first time visiting our shop? And at such a young age (Uraraka Shige's body at this time is only a little over twelve years old, not yet thirteen), you want to borrow physics books..."

The store manager's gaze swept across Uraraka Shige's face, and after a moment's hesitation, he said:

"... Okay, you must read here until 3 PM. You can borrow the books you need after 3 PM, but you are not allowed to draw on the books or damage them. You must return the books before the designated time... Also, you need to pay a deposit in advance."

Despite the many rules and the requirement for Uraraka Shige to pay a deposit, these requirements were all very reasonable. Based on this, the bookstore owner's aged voice finally agreed to Uraraka Shige's request to borrow the book.

Thus, Uraraka Shige's daily routine after her second escape (breakfast-exercise-study-exercise-lunch-exercise-study-exercise-dinner, returning books when they were due and borrowing the next one) was established.

Then, three months passed...