Uraraka Shige's "Battle of Kamino" ③
A faint 'crackling' sound could be heard.
But in reality, Uraraka Shige knew that this was just an illusion he was having.
Because of seeing the wooden sword, just as it was about to touch the back of Shigaraki's neck, I had the illusion that the blade was starting to Decay into fragments from the tip, influenced by Shigaraki's 'Quirk'.
"Can't you... get in touch...?"
Uraraka Shige's face instantly turned ugly.
This situation is quite troublesome.
This Quirk sword demonstrates that because Shigaraki recklessly unleashes his 'Quirk,' almost anything tangible and substantial cannot come into contact with him before being Decay by his 'Shigaraki.'
This would make it very difficult for Uraraka Shige to eliminate Shigaraki here.
Since nothing tangible can come into contact with Shigaraki, it seems rather unrealistic to expect to use anything to Shigaraki.
However, this doesn't necessarily mean that Uraraka Shige is unable to resolve the Shigaraki here...
At least he can maintain this level of 'Quirk' to suffocate Shigaraki to death.
Alternatively, one could remove the 'Shackles' that are almost always on their body, and use that part of the Gravity to compress Shigaraki, thus forcibly crushing Shigaraki into a sandwich shape through Gravity.
However, both of these methods may lead to unexpected twists and turns and unforeseen changes.
Maintaining this level of Gravity pressure, as in the former case, could defeat Shigaraki, but it would inevitably take a relatively long time.
During this relatively long period, anything could happen, such as All For All Might coming to rescue his disciple, All Might stopping Uraraka Shige, or Twice, Dabi, and others suddenly intervening...
As for the latter method...
While that would indeed be a relatively quick way to defeat Shigaraki, Uraraka Shige's body had been living in a high- Gravity environment created by his 'Quirk' for a long time. Suddenly diverting that part of the Gravity for other purposes would certainly allow him to achieve a certain degree of enhancement.
However, the human body itself possesses the capability of 'adaptability'.
Just like when you suddenly enter a high- Gravity environment from a normal Gravity environment, the human body will experience a variety of reactions.
That's because the human body adapts to standard Gravity over a long period of time, eventually becoming more suited to living in this standard Gravity environment.
However, if one suddenly enters a high- Gravity environment, the 'components' in the human body that have evolved to adapt to standard Gravity environments will need to adapt and evolve anew.
After Uraraka Shige removes the 'Shackles' she has placed on herself, she will also face this situation.
He will find it very difficult to adapt to the Gravity environment after the 'Shackles' are removed, and may even experience many of the same states that occur when an ordinary person suddenly transitions from a normal environment to a vacuum.
Although his body density is much higher than that of ordinary people because he grew up in a high- Gravity environment for many years, his physique is naturally Robustness and more toned than that of ordinary people.
Therefore, unlike ordinary people who would suddenly enter a vacuum environment and experience various discomforts and reactions in a very short time, ultimately even losing their lives... he would be able to endure for a longer time than ordinary people... but that's about it.
Over time, he will also start to feel uncomfortable and develop various problems, and ultimately there will only be two possible outcomes.
First, he readjusted to normal Gravity.
They died because they couldn't adapt.
It's like natural selection... survival of the fittest.
Therefore, he cannot be free from the 'Shackles' for an extended period of time.
Furthermore, the 'Shackles' cannot be removed frequently in a short period of time.
This means that he can only remove the 'Shackles' for a short period of time, and after putting the 'Heavy Shackles' on himself again, he needs a certain amount of time to adapt and recover before he can remove the 'Shackles' again.
... From this perspective, Uraraka Shige's act of removing her 'Shackles' to gain 'strength' for a certain period of time is almost like a 'skill' in many games.
The required cooldown time is the skill's 'cooldown time,' while the time that the deactivated state can be maintained is equivalent to the skill's 'duration time.'
The fact that one can freely reduce the duration of the removal, and that one can pay a certain 'cost' to continue maintaining or removing it again, is very similar to the E skill of someone in a game called Whimpering Bear League, who is doing a "massage" under the tower, and has a walking ultimate skill that lasts for two seconds.
"... never mind..."
Uraraka Shige let out a sigh of relief and decided to simply use the second method.
After all, removing the 'Shackles' was merely a means for him, not even a trump card.
If trump cards are meant to be used as a precaution, then tactics are meant to be used.
To completely eliminate Shigaraki here, using this method wasn't entirely unacceptable to him. It just shows how naive he had been; he thought that by simply controlling Shigaraki with his 'Quirk,' he could easily take his life...
Therefore, it is evident that there must have been many oversights in his plan that he had not noticed.
Fortunately, he had prepared enough backup plans and trump cards, and among the many "helpers" he had found were many "smart" and truly smart people who would always find a way to correct any mistakes in his plan.
"I admit it was my oversight, Shigaraki. Since your 'Quirk' can Decay most things, I can't possibly kill you with things that you can Decay... But I'm sorry, you still have to die. Because my preparations were so thorough, so thorough that you couldn't possibly survive... So let me say it again... Farewell, Shigaraki."
Uraraka Shige removed the 'Shackles' that were only attached to himself, and instead transferred all of that Gravity to suppress Shigaraki.
Although it was difficult to discern any clues from Uraraka Shige's side, Shigaraki observed the exact moment Uraraka Shige transferred that portion of Gravity.
The ground where Shigaraki was lying suddenly sank, completely engulfing him and creating a crater about one meter deep.
Along with the large crater, a series of cracking sounds emanated from Shigaraki's body... the sound of bones breaking... and bright red blood splattered from Shigaraki's body, dripping sparsely and gathering at the very bottom of the human-shaped crater.
Shigaraki's body then became like a sausage sandwich that had been forcefully crushed... or a meat patty sandwich, looking tattered and making people involuntarily lose their appetite, or even feel the urge to vomit.
The surrounding soil and ground, which had been continuously Decay, also stopped Decay...
Without a doubt, Shigaraki, who has a significant role and is of considerable importance in the original work, has, at this moment, completely and forever lost his future due to the existence of Uraraka Shige.
I just wonder if such Quirk heaven-defying ability as 'resurrection' truly exists in this world...