'Escape' ⑥

That night

The people in the surrounding 'single rooms' were even quieter than during the day. Uraraka Shige was lying on the bedding on the floor, suddenly opened her eyes.

He didn't fall asleep at all.

That strange guy said he'd need some more time to consider it. Although I don't know exactly how long that time would be, judging from his words, it's clear it won't be long.

Therefore, the time that Uraraka Shige could actually use for 'considering' was actually very limited.

In this situation, Uraraka Shige certainly wouldn't waste this precious time; he had to seize every second to think carefully about how to break the deadlock.

As mentioned before.

Although we don't know how this guy got here, the fact that he was able to come to this Discipline Prison and be held near his own 'single cell' means that he is actually not safe in this Discipline Prison.

After all, there are such things as 'Quirk' in this world, and behind this guy is the one who has reached the pinnacle of the dark side of this country.

Even now, 'AFO' has been defeated by All Might, his status has plummeted, and he should be seriously injured.

Even so, Uraraka Shige had every reason to suspect that, given his resources, he could take Li Rizhong's life if he could find his whereabouts.

Moreover, three years have passed since the day 'AFO' fought All Might.

Judging from the plot of the original work, both All Might and 'AFO' suffered severe trauma and aftereffects from their first battle until their second battle two years later.

However, at that time in the original story, All For One, who had almost lost all of his Quirk in the first battle, had already prepared to collect a considerable number of new Quirk that could be used to fight All Might.

Even the fighting style and methods have changed!

And now, there are only two years left until that time... 'AFO's' body should be out of the most dangerous state, otherwise he wouldn't have started to develop his power in secret again, and even that guy with the Granny Gray has become one of his subordinates.

So if 'AFO' really thinks it's necessary to erase Uraraka Shige, then he will definitely be able to do it!

He doesn't even need to get involved himself; he can just have the people he controls take care of it...

Wasn't that the strange fellow who found his trail and gave him some time to consider it just like that?

Therefore, there are only three ways to break this deadlock at present.

To accept, to refuse, or to run away.

Of these three ways to break the deadlock, the best way, without a doubt, is to accept 'AFO's' invitation, become one of his people, and assist Tomura Shigaraki according to 'AFO's' instructions.

Because once he agreed, the strange guy who found him would be on his side, and naturally would no longer pose a threat to him.

At the same time, although it might be difficult or troublesome for 'AFO' to take Uraraka Shige's life because of this Discipline Prison, his family in this life is different from his own.

They were all outside the Discipline Prison at the moment. If 'AFO' intended to target his family, then threats or other methods would likely be much simpler and easier than directly attacking him inside the Discipline Prison.

But once I become a member of 'AFO,' then 'AFO' naturally won't harm my family...

However, just like before when she was taken to a barbecue restaurant by Granny Gray and tempted by 'AFO', she ultimately made the same choice.

He didn't want to join 'AFO', much less join the League of Villains led by Tomura Shigaraki, who was an 'AFO' disciple... not only because he didn't want to become an 'enemy,' but also because it was too dangerous and too likely to threaten his life.

If he could, he would prefer to possess overwhelming strength, become the new No. 1 'hero,' and live a life completely different from his previous one—a life of privilege and superiority.

If that doesn't work, even if I have enough strength to protect myself, I can still live a peaceful life as an ordinary person, inheriting the family's construction company and living a decent life. I can pursue what I want to achieve and enjoy the thrill of becoming stronger. That would be good too.

Well, in short, all he wanted was to live a life where he could be considered a respectable person in his lifetime.

What he most abhorred was becoming an 'enemy,' not only because his reputation and social status were terrible, but also because his life safety would be difficult to guarantee, and he might even have to live a miserable life where he didn't know where his next meal would come from.

That's why he's been resisting the temptation of 'AFO', delaying his acceptance of 'AFO's' invitation, and even resorting to surrendering himself to the Discipline Prison in an attempt to avoid making that choice.

Of course, this is also related to his current weakness. If he were strong enough, he could refuse outright without having to worry about this or that... It can be said that it is precisely because of his current weakness that he is hesitant and timid.

Therefore, due to Uraraka Shige's weakness at this time, after rejecting the 'accept' option, he was also ruthlessly rejected by the 'reject' option.

Of course, this doesn't mean he's truly incapable of forcibly refusing...

However, given his current strength, if he were to choose to refuse outright in front of that strange individual, he would undoubtedly face immense danger that could jeopardize his life and endanger his family at any moment.

If he still wants to refuse outright while he is currently weak, and to avoid endangering his life or implicating his family in this life, then the only thing he can do after refusing is to escape and wait for an opportunity to become stronger until he can refuse 'AFO's' invitation outright.

Therefore, in the end, all he was left with was to continue running away.

If he were to choose this option, then the safety of his family in this life, and how to prevent them from becoming bargaining chips for 'AFO' to threaten him, would become things he had to consider.

Those kinds of villainous tactics, like eliminating someone you care about before you can threaten you with their safety, are out of the question.

After all, Uraraka Shige is selfish, not dark.

Besides these, there are many other ways to resolve this issue... but they all take time.

Fortunately, that strange guy hasn't threatened his family yet, or even mentioned them.

Although Uraraka Shige didn't know whether it was because they never intended to threaten his family in this life, or because they wanted to threaten him but hadn't told him yet, or for some other reason.

But in any case, this means that his family will be safe until he hears anyone making threats against them.

Since that's the case, he will have some time to resolve the family issues.

Of all the solutions, the most effective and likely to succeed given his current capabilities is undoubtedly to have someone provide protection for his family.

Coincidentally, the profession of 'hero' does exist in this world...

Moreover, he has a friend Terumi Genga, whose family has considerable influence.

Therefore, his choice is obvious.